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Legend describes a ninth-century, Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi finding his flock up on their hind legs dancing after eating coffee cherries. Or, as is more likely (though less colorful), he noticed they were perkier than usual and they
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“Good God, Clarence! You look like a bereaved tapeworm.”
― Heavy Weather
― Heavy Weather
“Abandon the idea, Jeeves. I fear you have not studied the sex as I have. Missing her lunch means little or nothing to the female of the species. The feminine attitude toward lunch is notoriously airy and casual. Where you have made your bloomer is confusing lunch with tea. Hell, it is well known, has no fury like a woman who wants her tea and can't get it. At such times the most amiable of the sex become mere bombs which a spark may ignite." Bertie Wooster”
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“...there was practically one handwriting common to the whole school when it came to writing lines. It resembled the movements of a fly that had fallen into an ink-pot, and subsequently taken a little brisk exercise on a sheet of foolscap by way of restoring the circulation.”
― The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories
― The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories
“One prefers, of course, on all occasions to be stainless and above reproach, but, failing that, the next best thing is unquestionably to have got rid of the body.”
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“A depressing musty scent pervaded the place, as if a cheese had recently died there in painful circumstances.”
― Leave It to Psmith
― Leave It to Psmith
Rabbit Room Readers
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A book club for the members of The Rabbit Room.
Ruth’s 2025 Year in Books
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111 books
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498 books
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127 books
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356 books
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380 books
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184 books
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