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“On average, grasses produce three or four times more roots by weight than they do leaves and stems, giving them a root-to-shoot ratio that is ten times as high as that of a forest.”
― Prairie: A Natural History of the Heart of North America
― Prairie: A Natural History of the Heart of North America
“They always build as if they expect to live for eternity; they always eat as if they expect to die the next day.”
― Seeking Sicily: A Cultural Journey Through Myth and Reality in the Heart of the Mediterranean
― Seeking Sicily: A Cultural Journey Through Myth and Reality in the Heart of the Mediterranean
“But you know better than I, Prince, that even fixed stars are so only in appearance.”
― The Leopard
― The Leopard
“The essence of dietrologia is that it dismisses the notion that anyone could act purely for reasons of moral conviction.”
― The Italians
― The Italians
“Remember the fairy tales, all the witches and wizards with their houses in the woods. Maybe they want privacy for their work. Maybe there is something about the places they choose to live. Maybe the world is thinner there. Maybe they can hear the sounds they are listening for more clearly.”
― The Fisherman
― The Fisherman
History Buffs United
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This group is for anyone who loves to read or write historical fiction. Our purpose is to recommend great reads, share our own writing, and help fello ...more
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This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members *** ...more
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I had trouble locating a group dedicated solely to those of us who love writing historical fiction (but if you love reading historical fiction, you're ...more
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