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James Garside

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James Garside is an independent journalist and writer. He uses goodreads to keep track of the books he's read and the books he wants to read before he dies. There's more on his bucket list than anyone could read in one lifetime, which is a little bit presumptuous. For more information please visit: jamesgarside.net/links

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	Next Stop Hope: Magazine Of New Writers by Yunis Alam (Editor/Contributor), Anthony Cropper (Editor/Contributor), Ian Daley (Editor/Contributor) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anthology: A Circa Works collection by James Garside (Goodreads Author) (Editor), N.J. Ramsden (Editor), Rebecca Stirrup (Foreword) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
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“The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time.”
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“In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It's important to combine the two in just the right amount.”
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