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“On these dark-blue waves, it is the sea who is judge, jury, and executioner. This is another realm, where forgiveness doesn’t exist as on land and where spirits do not find freedom among the clouds. Here, they ride the currents of forever.”
― The Sea Was a Fair Master
― The Sea Was a Fair Master
“Vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing.”
― The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
― The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
“And perhaps there is a limit to the grieving that the human heart can do. As when one adds salt to a tumbler of water, there comes a point where simply no more will be absorbed.”
― The Little Stranger
― The Little Stranger
“I gave the prescribed Metropolitan Police "first greeting".
"Oi!" I said "What do you think you're doing?”
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"Oi!" I said "What do you think you're doing?”
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“Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.”
― Moonheart
― Moonheart
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Finnish Book Club Now also for international readers! Discussions about Finnish literature in English Lukupiiri, jossa luetaan kotimaisiakin kirjoja. ...more
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