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“He was thirty-six years old, and six foot three. He spoke English to people and French to cats, and Latin to the birds. He had once nearly killed himself trying to read and ride a horse at the same time.”
― Rooftoppers
― Rooftoppers
“I’ll be your Dostoevsky, if you’ll be my Tolstoy. Our life together will be so full of despair that death will be like a gulag full of joy.”
― This Book is Not for Sale
― This Book is Not for Sale
“She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.”
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“He was brother to a liar and brother to an angel, son of a dream and son of a dreamer.”
― The Dream Thieves
― The Dream Thieves
“There is an old Latin quotation in regard to the poet which says 'Poeta nascitur non fit' the translation of which is— the poet is born, not made.”
― How To Speak And Write Correctly
― How To Speak And Write Correctly
Mel’s 2025 Year in Books
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