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“He knew that he did not play music so much as walk into it, as if into a palace of great riches, with rooms opening into other rooms, which opened into still other rooms, and in these rooms were courtyards and fountains with passageways to yet more mysterious spaces of melody, peculiar intervals, unheard notes.”
― Simon the Fiddler
― Simon the Fiddler
“Never go
even a single step
without a weapon at your side;
you never know
when you might find yourself
in need of a spear”
―
even a single step
without a weapon at your side;
you never know
when you might find yourself
in need of a spear”
―
“There was too much talk and most of it unnecessary and most of it lying. Alone on the desert he felt he could reach to something, something he could never get to anywhere else, something that belonged to the beginning and made everything else that happened in between of no importance.”
― Blood Brother
― Blood Brother
“You know this town. It's not different from other towns. The newspaper doesn't speak for them. Not everybody here is a damned fool. And, as usual, the less a fool a man is the quieter he keeps.”
― Blood Brother
― Blood Brother
“It’s a long and crooked walk
to a bad friend,
even if he lives nearby.
But it’s an easy road
to a good friend,
no matter how long the journey.”
― The Wanderer's Havamal
to a bad friend,
even if he lives nearby.
But it’s an easy road
to a good friend,
no matter how long the journey.”
― The Wanderer's Havamal
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A place where fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester can gather to drink grog and discuss nautical matters pertaining to the Age of Sail, such as ...more
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A group to discuss historical fiction involving sailing ships--think Patrick O'Brian or C.S Forester--and the Golden Age of Sail. Ahoy! Photo: Brig ...more
Is there more life in 19C India after The Far Pavilions?
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Now that you've read MM Kaye's The Far Pavilions you want to go back and read more about India and the British Raj. Here's the place to talk about and ...more
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This is just a group where we talk about LOTR Like favorite characters and stuff. SO this is what we do in this book.
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Discussion, recommendations, and all-over appreciation for Britain's own myth maker, Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. ...more
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