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“The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts into the head of the nearest soldier. Stepan Ivanovich’s skull burst like a ripe cabbage showering his horrified comrades with viscous brain and bits of bone.”
― Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
― Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
“ ‘That has to be Mr Davis,’ Semilla said with an air of complete confidence as she stared at the inferno rising above the roof tops.
‘How can you be so certain?’ Burt questioned looking slightly pensive.
Semilla gave a shrug. ‘Let’s face it he’s been in the vicinity of one or two little disasters lately.”
― Our Blue Orange
‘How can you be so certain?’ Burt questioned looking slightly pensive.
Semilla gave a shrug. ‘Let’s face it he’s been in the vicinity of one or two little disasters lately.”
― Our Blue Orange
“What do you want?"
Peter chuckled, "Right now, to eat my lunch, just like you. Am I missing something here?"
"I don't understand American boys, sometimes. I've learned English, but you people can use subtle meanings that elude me in what you say and do."
"We're just sharing a table, eating lunch. There's nothing subtle about that." ”
― Anya
Peter chuckled, "Right now, to eat my lunch, just like you. Am I missing something here?"
"I don't understand American boys, sometimes. I've learned English, but you people can use subtle meanings that elude me in what you say and do."
"We're just sharing a table, eating lunch. There's nothing subtle about that." ”
― Anya
“Séamus’s eyebrows, like the antennae of the potato beetle but with a greater sense of grievance, poke forward as he delivers his first utterance of the morning.”
― Karna's Wheel
― Karna's Wheel
“On our first night in the house, we ripped up every square inch of the new green carpeting and dragged it to the curb. Where the carpet had been, we discovered a pristine oak plank floor that, as best as we could tell, had never suffered the scuff of a single shoe. We painstakingly sanded and varnished it to a high sheen. Then we went out and blew the better part of two week's pay for a handwoven Persian rug, which we unfurled in the living room in front of the fireplace. Over the months, we repainted every green surface and replaced every green accessory. The postal clerk's house was slowly becoming our own.
Once we got the joint just right, of course, it only made sense that we bring home a large, four-legged roommate with sharp toenails, large teeth, and exceedingly limited English-language skills to start tearing it apart again.”
― Marley and Me
Once we got the joint just right, of course, it only made sense that we bring home a large, four-legged roommate with sharp toenails, large teeth, and exceedingly limited English-language skills to start tearing it apart again.”
― Marley and Me
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