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This was Mr Tchaikovsky at his best. It’s not a few weeks since I finished this book, but the scenes where the industrious beetles did their best in fighting for their city are still vivid. Not only was there considerable technical advance, though th
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Five years of marriage have taught me that even if one is unamused by the (presumed) wit of one’s spouse, one does not say so.
“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”
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“India is a place where colour is doubly bright. Pinks that scald your eyes, blues you could drown in.”
― The Girl of Ink and Stars
― The Girl of Ink and Stars
“It was a gambler's action, but his whole life had probably been made up of gambles; it could hardly be otherwise in the outback.”
― A Town Like Alice
― A Town Like Alice
“From this, Udinaas surmised, various lessons could be drawn, should one be inclined to draw lessons from multiple acts of stupidity.”
― Midnight Tides
― Midnight Tides
“Against all evidence, I keep thinking the assholes are outliers.”
― Babylon's Ashes
― Babylon's Ashes
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