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What can I say? My book for a desert island. It has everything -- a huge cast of diverse characters, each beautifully rendered, a world view, an exiting plot, a theme that works. I can dip into different sections and come away with something new ever
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“The woman was sane; she accepted the heavy penalties of reality and enjoyed its gifts also.”
― I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
― I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
“Night came, but unattended with repose.
Alone she came, no sleep their eyes to close.
Alone and black she came; no friendly stars arose.”
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Alone she came, no sleep their eyes to close.
Alone and black she came; no friendly stars arose.”
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“We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.”
― Four Quartets
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.”
― Four Quartets
“A man's truest self realizations might require him, above all, to learn to close his eyes: to let himself be taken unawares, to follow his dark angel, to risk his illegal instincts.”
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“Chance favors the prepared mind.”
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