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War is Boring: Bored Stiff, Scared to Death in the World's Worst War Zones
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| Hard to empathise with Axe when he is apparently so fatalistic about war and peace. He himself ironically gets rather boring. He does highlight the sad truth how war is a necessity in the world, not just as an economic stimulant but as a means to sel...more | |
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| An easy and more importantly entertaining and provocative read. I am an Australian born Chinese but this was just as relevant to me as I am sure it is to many other people in some way or another. Three stories intertwine with each other, firstly draw...more | |
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Yellow Future: Oriental Style in Hollywood Cinema
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Darwyn Cooke's art speaks to me on many levels—the nostalgia, the gritty noir-esque elements and traditional painting techniques, so this is quite a good collection of his Batman work, albeit not very cohesive.
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“Oh, Mr. Thornton, I am not good enough!'
Not good enough! Don't mock my own deep feeling of unworthiness.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
Not good enough! Don't mock my own deep feeling of unworthiness.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
“What could he mean by speaking so, as if I were always thinking that he cared for me, when I know he does not; he cannot. ... But I won't care for him. I surely am mistress enough of myself to control this wild, strange, miserable feeling”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
“Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.”
― Salvador Dalí
― Salvador Dalí
“Margaret was not a ready lover, but where she loved she loved passionately, and with no small degree of jealousy. ”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
“Don't try to be original; just try to be good.”
― Paul Rand
― Paul Rand
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