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Inquests were a remnant of a time when ordinary citizens largely assumed the burden of investigating crimes and maintaining order. For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed the creation of police departments, fearing that
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“This life is cut with trails unrode. There was a time I resented that fact, the cruelty of being stuck to only one. But age like I got teaches you to be grateful for those trails untook. The old mind can wander their lengths and see what the eyes was never allowed, what the eyes would have missed. I’ve had time to wander those trails that interest me.”
― Whiskey When We're Dry
― Whiskey When We're Dry
“I've been treating you with courtesy and respect because that's the way I choose to treat everyone. But never, ever mistake kindness with weakness.”
― Still Life
― Still Life
“Patience, he thought. So much of this was patience - waiting, and thinking and doing things right. So much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking.”
― Hatchet
― Hatchet
“Home is a notion that only nations of the homeless fully appreciate and only the uprooted comprehend.”
― Angle of Repose
― Angle of Repose
“But you want murderous feelings? Hang around librarians," confided Gamache. "All that silence. Gives them ideas.”
― A Rule Against Murder
― A Rule Against Murder
Sarah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sarah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
700 books
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362 friends
1,434 books
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4,469 friends
694 books
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170 friends
423 books
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347 friends
1,638 books
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1,238 friends
132 books
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167 friends
49 books
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1,599 friends
114 books
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74 friends
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