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“There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly. ”
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“We are survivors, of each other. We have been shark to one another, but also lifeboat. That counts for something.”
― Cat’s Eye
― Cat’s Eye
“I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.”
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“This girl has the spark of life. This is my primary filter for new friends (girl- and otherwise) and the highest compliment I can pay. I've tried many times to figure out exactly what ignites it -- what cocktail of characteristics come together in the cold, dark cosmos to form a star. I know it's mostly in the face -- not just the eyes, but the brow, the cheeks, the mouth, and the micromuscles that connect them all.
Kat's micromuscles are very attractive.”
― Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Kat's micromuscles are very attractive.”
― Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
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Raymond Queneau, Georges Perec, Italo Calvino, Harry Matthews, etc.
Georges Perec's "Life: A User's Manual"
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If you've read it once you will feel compelled to read it again. If you've read it once and have an inexplicable urge to make charts, tables, diagrams ...more
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-- because the curly brackets say it all. Welcome to the #code4lib book club. We're loosely affiliated librarians [usually, but not always] that work ...more
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Welcome to Sci Fi Aficionados. We love all things science fiction, with an emphasis on the classics of the genre. Members are welcome to discuss all t ...more
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