Sign in with Facebook
“I was learning, even in my brief time in England, that a cup of tea almost always helped. I didn't know whether it was the caffeine, the warmth, or the simple fact of having someone else do something kind, but a soothing cup of tea in Harriet Dalrymple's cottage was fast becoming my lifeline to sanity.”
―
―
“I saw him do a No More Potatoes Dance, after he saw me stuff the last of the mashed potatoes in my pocket.
”
― At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.
― At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.
“The truth of the matter is, that most English people don't know how to make tea anymore either, and most people drink cheap instant coffee instead, which is a pity, and gives Americans the impression that the English are just generally clueless about hot stimulants.”
―
―
“Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.”
― Smothered Under Journalism: 1946
― Smothered Under Journalism: 1946
“Humans had built a world inside the world, which reflected it in pretty much the same way as a drop of water reflected the landscape. And yet ... and yet ...
Inside this little world they had taken pains to put all the things you might think they would want to escape from — hatred, fear, tyranny, and so forth. Death was intrigued. They thought they wanted to be taken out of themselves, and every art humans dreamt up took them further in. He was fascinated.”
― Wyrd Sisters
Inside this little world they had taken pains to put all the things you might think they would want to escape from — hatred, fear, tyranny, and so forth. Death was intrigued. They thought they wanted to be taken out of themselves, and every art humans dreamt up took them further in. He was fascinated.”
― Wyrd Sisters
Benjamin’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Benjamin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
191 books
|
127 friends
2,042 books
|
81 friends
670 books
|
57 friends
2,075 books
|
98 friends
214 books
|
100 friends
61 books
|
29 friends
1,463 books
|
91 friends
17 books
|
37 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Benjamin
Lists liked by Benjamin
