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Mrs Manstey had never been a sociable woman, and during her husband’s lifetime his companionship had been all-sufficient to her.
One needs one's own friends methinks.
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“Boris Johnson delivered an unexpectedly jaunty press conference in which he assured an anxious nation we would ‘turn the tide within the next twelve weeks’ and ‘send coronavirus packing in this country’, as though it were some unwanted door-to-door salesman.”
― Breathtaking
― Breathtaking
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.…”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“OH YOU LIED, YOU LYING SACK OF CLOUD SCALES!”
― That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf
― That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf
“My question is whether today you are of the same view about the Wall as something humane, and the killings at the border an act of peace.’ He raises his free arm, inhales and screams, ‘More! Than! Ever!’ He brings his fist down.”
― Stasiland: True Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
― Stasiland: True Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
“Be the best. Work harder, work smarter. Exceed every expectation. But also, be invisible, imperceptible. Don’t make anyone uncomfortable. Don’t inconvenience. Exist in the negative only, the space around. Do not insert yourself into the main narrative. Go unnoticed. Become the air. Open your eyes.”
― Assembly
― Assembly
Augustus -buddy read
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Buddy read of Augustus - John Williams
Beautiful People
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— last activity Oct 10, 2023 09:51AM
Let's fantasize about our youth and read contemporary novels! Make sure you add Beautiful People to your playlists first! This group was created spec ...more
Stoner - John Williams
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Buddy read with Antoinette, Diane and Mark
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