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“The funny thing about writing is that whether you're doing well or doing it poorly, it looks the exact same. That's actually one of the main ways that writing is different from ballet dancing.”
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“One flesh, one end, bitch.”
― Gideon the Ninth
― Gideon the Ninth
“I observed that the hero had small rivers descending his face, and I wanted to put my hand on his face, to be architecture for him”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
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[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
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“Do you know that I am the Gypsy girl and you are Safran, and that I am Kolker and you are Brod, and that I am your grandmother and you are Grandfather, and that I am Alex and you are you, and that I am you and you are me? Do you not comprehend that we can bring each other safety and peace? When we were under the stars in Trachimbrod, did you not feel it then? Do not present not-truths to me. Not to me.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
Ballarat Not So Young Adult Book Club
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— last activity Mar 19, 2026 02:27AM
A Book Club for Young Adult fiction where the members are Adults, not teenagers. Selected books will lean toward best sellers and books adapted to fil ...more
Central Highlands Libraries
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— last activity Jan 31, 2016 03:51PM
Central Highlands Libraries
Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
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