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Dubliners
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Nobody could find the nutcrackers and Joe was nearly getting cross over it and asked how did they expect Maria to crack nuts without a nutcracker.
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“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
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Chaos Oasis
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You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they ne ...more
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life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha ...more
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