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Safiya
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Every year, Harry was left behind with Mrs. Figg, a mad old lady who lived two streets away. Harry hated it there. The whole house smelled of cabbage and Mrs. Figg made him look at photographs of all the cats she’d ever owned.
And somehow this Mrs Figg is a squib whose job it was to keep an eye on Harry? And for some reason she can't have been nice to him or made his stay pleasant?
“Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.”
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“Optimist" is a word which here refers to a person, such as Phil, who thinks hopeful and pleasant thoughts about nearly everything. For instance, if an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say, in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "Well, this isn't too bad. I don't have my left arm anymore, but at least nobody will ever ask me whether I am right-handed or left-handed," but most of us would say something more along the lines of "Aaaaah! My arm! My arm!”
― The Miserable Mill
― The Miserable Mill
“If you love books enough, books will love you back.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“Interlibrary loans are a wonder of the world and a glory of civilization.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“There are some people who believe that home is where one hangs one's hat, but these people tend to live in closets and on little pegs.”
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
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