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Re-reading it to my soon-to-be-baby at the moment. 'Gentle' is the word I'd use for Herriot. Lovely characters, funny set-ups, just great. Of course I cleverly (!) left out the bit at the beginning about the difficult calving. My wife has enough on h
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Frank O'brien
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Murakami is a brilliant writer who keeps you guessing. 'Kafka on the Shore' is another in his list of crazy writings. The message isn't very profound but the writing is beautiful. Another in what I call his 'Sex and suicide' genre.
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"Unputdownable. Not sure what he's trying to say but he does say it beautifully!" — Oct 15, 2009 04:21AM
"Unputdownable. Not sure what he's trying to say but he does say it beautifully!" — Oct 15, 2009 04:21AM
“I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.”
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“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.”
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We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.”
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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