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The lemesurier inheritance 4/5" — 12 hours, 42 min ago
"The under dog 5/5
The Plymouth express 4/5
The affair at the victory ball 4/5
The market basing mystery 4/5
The lemesurier inheritance 4/5" — 12 hours, 42 min ago
“She was like that, she threw things off balance just to see if she could put them back in some other way.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed—remember you can go anywhere.”
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“After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we’ve just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli. By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration—and our unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“What is the duty of humans? If gifts and responsibilities are one, then asking “What is our responsibility?” is the same as asking “What is our gift?” It is said that only humans have the capacity for gratitude. This is among our gifts.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
“if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
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