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(page 241 of 367)
"“Phoebe begins to cry between her knees. “Yes.’”
How is that to be understood? Is Phoebe sitting with her feet propped, so leaning forward places her face between her knees? Has she suddenly doubled over and hid her face below the table? Is this book in need of further editing?" — Jul 08, 2026 07:30AM
"“Phoebe begins to cry between her knees. “Yes.’”
How is that to be understood? Is Phoebe sitting with her feet propped, so leaning forward places her face between her knees? Has she suddenly doubled over and hid her face below the table? Is this book in need of further editing?" — Jul 08, 2026 07:30AM
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"“Should you feel drowsy and fall asleep while reading the book, unlike most authors, I will not be disheartened. Indeed, based on the topic and content of this book, I am actively going to encourage that kind of behavior from you.”" — Jun 27, 2026 10:05AM
"“Should you feel drowsy and fall asleep while reading the book, unlike most authors, I will not be disheartened. Indeed, based on the topic and content of this book, I am actively going to encourage that kind of behavior from you.”" — Jun 27, 2026 10:05AM
“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
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“Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
― Ernest Hemingway: A Literary Reference
― Ernest Hemingway: A Literary Reference
“If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.”
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“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
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Sofa Cinema
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Some books become films – films that we watch at Sofa Cinema, every week come rain, shine, or Brexit. This group gives you an opportunity to proclaim ...more
Comic Book Club
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— last activity Oct 09, 2016 03:03PM
A club for the discussion of comics, comic related TV and film and other geekery
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