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When I look back at that moment, I am reminded of the etymology of the word ‘uncanny’, from the old Scots ‘can’, or ‘ken’ – to know. The beauty of the word is in its ambiguity: to be faced with the simultaneity of both knowing and not
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“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
― Great Speeches / Abraham Lincoln: with Historical Notes by John Grafton
― Great Speeches / Abraham Lincoln: with Historical Notes by John Grafton
“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“You are what you love, not what loves you. ”
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“A love like that was a serious illness, an illness from which you never entirely recover.”
― The People Look Like Flowers at Last
― The People Look Like Flowers at Last
Reading List Completists
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Tolkien Society of Kansas City
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The local chapter of the Tolkien Society, based in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area. Robbie Park is our current illustrious leader. https ...more
Adapting novels into films directed on Hollywood sets
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Hello, I have started the journey to adapt books, into a film. Our target is Hollywood. That is why I am offering the written story for those interest ...more
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