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"I'm only just realizing that I've been on a food kick. CONSIDER THE FORK then SALT, SUGAR, FAT and now GULP. They've got overlapping (imbricated! One of my favorite words that I don't get to use anymore) subject matter, but cover different territory. Anyhow, I love that Roach's goal is to write a book about which people will say, "I thought it would be disgusting, but it's interesting!"" — May 19, 2013 08:29pm
"I'm only just realizing that I've been on a food kick. CONSIDER THE FORK then SALT, SUGAR, FAT and now GULP. They've got overlapping (imbricated! One of my favorite words that I don't get to use anymore) subject matter, but cover different territory. Anyhow, I love that Roach's goal is to write a book about which people will say, "I thought it would be disgusting, but it's interesting!"" — May 19, 2013 08:29pm
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"This flirty conversation they're having is the opposite of riveting. It's a real bummer to be so tepid about this book so far." — Oct 11, 2012 10:27am
"This flirty conversation they're having is the opposite of riveting. It's a real bummer to be so tepid about this book so far." — Oct 11, 2012 10:27am
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“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.”
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| A friend recommended THE WORST HARD TIME to me years ago. She said it was one of the most gruesome disaster books she'd ever read, or something along those lines. I can't remember the exact words, but the sense of it stuck with me. With so many disas...more | |
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This review is for: People who love the TV series GAME OF THRONES and are considering reading the books as well. In fact, let me be a little more specific. I tried reading A GAME OF THRONES several times before the show started and didn't make it more...more |
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“Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.”
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is on page 94 of 220 of How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: So far this is full of all kinds of insightful and non-obvious advice, like, when writing you should consider using words. And olden times were different from now so you might research something. And perhaps you'd like to include a detective. This is probably a great book for people born yesterday and who have just learned to read five minutes ago. TBH I have no idea why I'm still reading it.
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“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.”
― Lorraine Hansberry
― Lorraine Hansberry
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living
― Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett
― Terry Pratchett
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