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“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honour or observation.”
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“Mother, who has an absolute belief that it is not the cards that one is dealt in life, it is how one plays them, is, by far, the highest card I was dealt.”
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.”
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On Reading Graphic Novels
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Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brooklyn ...more
Jasper Fforde's Books: Thursday Next + Other Books
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To Discuss the Delightful world of Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series, and his other books too.
Douglas Adams (incorporating The Hitchhiker's Guide)
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Pop in your babel fish and come converse about the late, great Douglas Adams. Whether it be the Hitchhiker's guide, Dirk Gently, or the Meaning of Lif ...more
Christopher Brookmyre (& Jack Parlabane)
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A place for fans of Christopher Brookmyre and his unique style of hardboiled tartan-noir to gather and discuss anything from the finer plot points to ...more
The Toilet Books Collective
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The most visited room in the house, so one of my loo books informs me, is the toilet. And where better a place is there for personal development? Okay ...more
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