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“They’re kind. Content. They don’t judge. They don’t hide their feelings. There’s no hidden agenda. Complete acceptance. If that isn’t grace, I don’t know what is. I’m not saying people with Down syndrome are perfect or always easy. That would be to trivialize them, make them sound like pets. What I am saying is that in my experience they make better humans than most.” He smiled again. “Than me. And I think that’s worth fighting for, don’t you?”
― The Madness of Crowds
― The Madness of Crowds
“Our Father which art in Hendon Harrow be thy name Thy Kingston come, Thy Wimbledon, In Erith as it is in Hendon. Give us this day our Leatherhead And forgive us our bypasses As we forgive those who bypass against us. Lead us not into Thames Ditton But deliver us from Ewell For thine is the Kingston, the Purley and Crawley For Esher and Esher, Crouch End.791”
― The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves
― The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves
“As a diversion, few things were as effective as chocolate cake.”
― The Madness of Crowds
― The Madness of Crowds
“It's my belief that anyone worth knowing enjoys spending time in a bookshop.”
― Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
― Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
“I’m sorry.’ ‘I was wrong.’ ‘I don’t know.’” As he listed them, Chief Inspector Gamache raised a finger, until his palm was open. “‘I need help.”
― The Madness of Crowds
― The Madness of Crowds
Dorothy’s 2025 Year in Books
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