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June 11

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June 03

Paul marked as to-read:
Prisoners in Paradise (Paperback)
by Akmal Shebl
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May 02

Paul marked as to-read:
Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag (Hardcover)
by Michael Tonello (Goodreads author!)
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Paul gave

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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by Augusten Burroughs

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Paul said: "I like Augusten. In this post-Frey Scandal world, it seems anyone who writes memoir has suddenly become suspect and frankly, I resent it. No one ever screamed FRAUD at Truman Capote for fictionalizing his past – well, at least not to his face, I’...more "

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April 13

Paul gave

to:
Moral Disorder: and Other Stories (Hardcover)
by Margaret Atwood

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Paul said: "SNoooooooozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... HUh? Ahem. This one just didn't do it folks. Christ what a snoozer. I have tried for years to like Ms. Atwood and I'm afraid it's official: I don't. Honestly, no offense at all to you fans out there! Now that I fi...more "

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February 23

Paul marked as to-read:
The Orton Diaries: Including the Correspondence of Edna Welthorpe and Others (Paperback)
by Joe Orton, John Lahr
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Paul gave

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The Complete Plays: The Ruffian on the Stair, Entertaining Mr. Sloan, the Good and Faithful Servant, Loot, the Erpingham Camp, Funeral Games, What the Butler Saw (Paperback)
by Joe Orton
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Paul marked as to-read:
Still Moments: A Story About Faded Dreams and Forbidden Pictures (Paperback)
by Zighen Aym (Goodreads author!)
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Paul marked as to-read:
Forbidden Colors (Paperback)
by Yukio Mishima
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Paul's favorite quotes

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss

tags: confidence, individuality

3525 people liked it

"Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you've never been hurt
and live like it's heaven on Earth."
— Mark Twain

tags: dance, inspirational, life, love

3301 people liked it

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
— Dr. Seuss

tags: crying, experience, happiness, joy, life, optimism, sadness, smiling

2469 people liked it

"Never judge a book by its movie."
— J.W. Eagan

tags: books, humor, movies

2018 people liked it

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

1563 people liked it

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Paul's writing

Rants, Complaints, Observations and Other Things That Keep Me Awake (Nonfiction)

1 chapters — updated 02/09/2008 05:05AM

description: These are the contents of my head.

Paul's groups (recent posts)

Horror Aficionados — 262 members — last activity 9 minutes ago
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Discussion of Salinger's Glass family.

The Pacific Northwest Contingent — 93 members — last activity 05/16/2008 10:16AM
PNW book lovers unite!

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