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“A man's truest self realizations might require him, above all, to learn to close his eyes: to let himself be taken unawares, to follow his dark angel, to risk his illegal instincts.”
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“Night came, but unattended with repose.
Alone she came, no sleep their eyes to close.
Alone and black she came; no friendly stars arose.”
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Alone she came, no sleep their eyes to close.
Alone and black she came; no friendly stars arose.”
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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
― Man and Superman
― Man and Superman
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― I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
― I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Constant Reader
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A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
Historical Fiction Panel - July 18, 2012
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Join us on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 for a special day-long discussion of historical fiction. What does it take to write about a bygone era? How much r ...more
Medieval Nonfiction Book Club
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This book group reads nonfiction books on various topics in medieval European history, both academic and popular history. Group reads can last from on ...more
The Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2009
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Read 3 historical fiction books in 3 months from 1st Jan 09 - 31st March 09. Historical fiction will be counted as anything set or written prior to Wo ...more
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