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"Impressed with Lawrence's crisp, clear writing. He sometimes tries to cover too much in a confined space, making it hard to grasp context, but it's in part, I suspect, because the book is part travel log and local history as well as memoir.
I've had to use a dictionary several times, which doesn't often happen with many authors. I need a notebook and a WorldAtlas to keep track of the names and places." — Feb 05, 2018 08:48PM
"Impressed with Lawrence's crisp, clear writing. He sometimes tries to cover too much in a confined space, making it hard to grasp context, but it's in part, I suspect, because the book is part travel log and local history as well as memoir.
I've had to use a dictionary several times, which doesn't often happen with many authors. I need a notebook and a WorldAtlas to keep track of the names and places." — Feb 05, 2018 08:48PM
“That digression business got on my nerves. I don't now. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It's more interesting and all. ...lots of time you don't know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesn't interest you most. ...I like it when somebody gets excited about something.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“I want to make a poem of my life.”
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“Oh, I don’t know. That digression business got on my nerves. I don’t know. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It’s more interesting and all.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“...you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep in balance." [Chief Bromden]”
― One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
― One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
“I remember kisses," said Slightly. "Let me see. Aye, that is a kiss. A powerful thing.”
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