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Tony

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Tony’s Quotes

“The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic.”
― G.K. Chesterton, The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery

tags: art, creativity, crime, critic, criticism, detectives, mystery

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“Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football (soccer).”
― Albert Camus

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“You gat to realize what a woman count for in dis country. What a woman say don't mean shit in Santa Maria. What a man say is law.”
― Ian G. Strachan, God's Angry Babies

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“You want freedom and they give you chicken korma.”
― Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes

tags: enprisonment, freedom

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“What idiots, they should have known that in Luanda you can't take photographs wherever you like.”
― Ondjaki, Good Morning Comrades

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Tony’s Groups

DC Public Library — 618 members — last activity Oct 05, 2016 06:59AM
A book group hosted by the DC Public Library. Join us to discuss and discover great books!

GFOP Readers — 825 members — last activity Dec 21, 2024 07:05AM
Men in Blazers virtual, suboptimal book club. See what we're reading in the Crap Part of SoHo. Tell us what you're reading. Let's talk about books ba- ...more

Great African Reads — 4223 members — last activity 18 minutes ago
Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. Buddy Reads Find someone to read along with!. Sh ...more

Bizarro Fiction — 1106 members — last activity Nov 22, 2025 02:00PM
This is a group devoted to lovers of bizarro fiction. Whether you write it or read it, you are welcome here. Come join us in our love of the weird and ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31314 members — last activity 1 hour, 7 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

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