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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
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“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
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“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
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Marta’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marta’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoir, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and literature
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