Richard Thompson

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Richard’s Notes & Highlights

Astronaut!: A Novel by Oana Aristide

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It would be great, kid, it would be wonderful, if you could find a way of growing up so that you like yourself, and like your life, and where you are in the greater scheme of things.’

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Richard’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
― Cicero

tags: books

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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