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James Stapleton

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James’s Quotes

“Stubborn’ just means you don’t want to do something somebody else wants you to do, and ‘annoying’ just means somebody else is frustrated that you won’t obey them.”
― Orson Scott Card, Visitors

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“All education is self-education,” said Noxon. “And all self-education builds on the foundation provided by your teachers.”
― Orson Scott Card, Visitors

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“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: labels, manners

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“The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

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“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: description, language, power-of-words, words

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42six General — 13 members — last activity Feb 22, 2012 08:12AM
Just a general book club for 42six members

42six Official — 20 members — last activity Apr 09, 2012 08:31PM
A bookclub for reading technical books.

The Sword and Laser — 21670 members — last activity 12 hours, 25 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more