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He read the name on the bottle—Tom Gordon.
Isn't there a SK book called the Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon? I guess it's not exactly an uncommon name, though.
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
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“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.”
― The Last Continent
― The Last Continent
“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
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