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Pina Baker
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"This will be the last Bruno book for me. It could be because it’s written by an English author, but I can’t detect an ounce of French atmosphere. It’s just an English story set in France with the nouns all changed. And I don’t understand why ‘pompieres’ is italicised to describe the firemen! It’s flat, boring, and misogynistic" — Jan 19, 2022 02:43AM
"This will be the last Bruno book for me. It could be because it’s written by an English author, but I can’t detect an ounce of French atmosphere. It’s just an English story set in France with the nouns all changed. And I don’t understand why ‘pompieres’ is italicised to describe the firemen! It’s flat, boring, and misogynistic" — Jan 19, 2022 02:43AM
Pina Baker
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"Excited to be reading this book. Will commence journaling again this year to record my actions and try living the Stoic way of life" — Jan 14, 2022 03:16PM
"Excited to be reading this book. Will commence journaling again this year to record my actions and try living the Stoic way of life" — Jan 14, 2022 03:16PM
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Reading for the 3rd time
read in December 2020
“Here’s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.”
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“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”
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“We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.”
― Lady Chatterley's Lover
― Lady Chatterley's Lover
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.”
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“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
― The Penelopiad
― The Penelopiad
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