Alphonso Michener

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Ernest Hemingway
“He was just a coward and that was the worst luck any many could have.”
Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls

Vladimir Nabokov
“Who can say what heartbreaks are caused in a dog by our discontinuing a romp?”
Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

Gabriel García Márquez
“He did not dare to console her, knowing that it would have been like consoling a tiger run thru by a spear.”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera

J.R.R. Tolkien
“I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

Roald Dahl
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Tanisha...
483 books | 48 friends

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