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“But what could be the purpose of the unseasonable toil, which was again resumed, as the watchman knew by the lines of lamp-light through the crevices of Owen Warland's shutters? The townspeople had one comprehensive explanation of all these singularities. Owen Warland had gone mad! How universally efficacious--how satisfactory, too, and soothing to the injured sensibility of narrowness and dullness--is this easy method of accounting for whatever lies beyond the world's most ordinary scope!
- "The Artist of the Beautiful”
― Tales and Sketches
- "The Artist of the Beautiful”
― Tales and Sketches
“الذي يعرف الخير يفعل الخير”
― Sophie’s World
― Sophie’s World
“Even though it's only a minority of men who are violent or predatory, I don't know if men realise that girls are trained our entire lives to minimise the danger from you - and blamed if we don't.”
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“And everyone lived happily, thought maybe not completely honestly, ever after. The End.”
― The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
― The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
“Aurelia was just about to take a sip of a mimosa when Mother Guardian snatched the flute away and promptly downed the drink in one gulp. Burping unashamedly, she said, "We can't have the validity of the marriage contracts jeopardized because the bride got rat-assed on her wedding day.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
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