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Maigret et la Vieille Dame

by Georges Simenon

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May 06, 2026 05:42AM

“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.”
― Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.”
― Saul Bellow

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“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

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