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Ailsa
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by James Joyce
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l-guardian-100-best-eng-language,
l-rory-gilmore-reading-challenge,
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"I promised myself I’d finish this before the twenties came back round but I‘m really struggling to see how it’s worth the faff tbh" — Dec 19, 2019 11:48PM
"I promised myself I’d finish this before the twenties came back round but I‘m really struggling to see how it’s worth the faff tbh" — Dec 19, 2019 11:48PM
“Rather I think that a man who ... is willing ... to value learning as long as he lives, not supposing that old age brings him wisdom of itself, will necessarily pay more attention to the rest of his life.”
― Laches
― Laches
“It's like being in love, discovering your best friend.”
― Code Name Verity
― Code Name Verity
“I watched wealthy men and their wives and dates dancing and playing cards and making deals: I will admire you exactly as much, no more or less, as you admire me. I will love you in the strictest moderation.”
― Boy, Snow, Bird
― Boy, Snow, Bird
“Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“... for most practical purposes, Tarbean had two parts: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians and courtesans.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
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