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The Merchant Emperor (Symphony of Ages, #7)

by Elizabeth Haydon

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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“Yes, it is a rich language, Lieutenant, full of the mythologies of fantasy and hope and self-deception - a syntax opulent with tomorrows. It is our response to mud cabins and a diet of potatoes; our only method of replying to... inevitabilities.”
― Brian Friel, Translations

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“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

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“...that it is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.”
― Brian Friel, Translations

tags: history, identity, irish, language

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“When trouble strikes, head to the library. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down around you.”
― Lemony Snicket

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“Even if I did speak Irish, I’d always be considered an outsider here, wouldn’t I? I may learn the password but the language of the tribe will always elude me, won’t it? The private core will always be ...hermetic, won’t it?”
― Brian Friel, Translations

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