Jan Raspen
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The librarian’s smile heaved under the weight of its own effort. “Enjoy your books, William, Edmund, Anna.” The children liked that the woman had already committed their names to memory. A librarian seemed a good sort of friend to have.
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“Harriet," he said, "would you care for a glass of wine?"
"Oh, Jesus God, yes."
"I didn't ask before because I thought it might be, uh, inappropriate for the occasion."
"I can think of no occasion," Harriet said, "including funerals, nuclear summits, and parent-teacher meetings, that could not be vastly improved by a full-bodied red.”
― How to Read a Book
"Oh, Jesus God, yes."
"I didn't ask before because I thought it might be, uh, inappropriate for the occasion."
"I can think of no occasion," Harriet said, "including funerals, nuclear summits, and parent-teacher meetings, that could not be vastly improved by a full-bodied red.”
― How to Read a Book
“The problem with retrospect is it never shows up beforehand.”
― How to Read a Book
― How to Read a Book
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