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Struggling to get into this book so far - I’ve checked the publication dates and it's almost definitely a coincidence* that this has a lot of overlap with Pip Williams’ Dictionary of Lost Words, but whereas that one was a page turner, this one seems
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“There is always a point of view in language, but we are apt to notice it only when it is not one we share.”
― Verbal Hygiene
― Verbal Hygiene
“You say that your fare told you that he was a detective?"
"Yes, he did."
"When did he say this?"
"When he left me."
"Did he say anything more?"
"He mentioned his name."
Holmes cast a swift glance of triumph at me.
"Oh, he mentioned his name, did he? That was imprudent. What was the name that he mentioned?"
“His name," said the cabman, "was Mr. Sherlock Holmes.”
― The Hound of the Baskervilles
"Yes, he did."
"When did he say this?"
"When he left me."
"Did he say anything more?"
"He mentioned his name."
Holmes cast a swift glance of triumph at me.
"Oh, he mentioned his name, did he? That was imprudent. What was the name that he mentioned?"
“His name," said the cabman, "was Mr. Sherlock Holmes.”
― The Hound of the Baskervilles
“Most people I know live their lives moving in a constant forward direction, the whole time looking backward.”
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
“If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am.”
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
“In certi momenti gli occhi di una donna si riempiono di una luce assai più eloquente di un fiume di parole.”
― The Hound of the Baskervilles
― The Hound of the Baskervilles
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