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“Blaming his students for being uninspired was so much easier than doing the work required to inspire them.”
― The Nix
― The Nix
“Look closely and the picturesque inevitably cracks apart and becomes more interesting.”
― Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
― Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
“The big trunk of the umbrella pine looms outside the window, living its two lives—the upper world of needles and stems, the lower world of roots and soil.”
― Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
― Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
“People whose lives are not balanced by a healthy love of money suffer from an appalling obsession with personal integrity.”
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“Janine smiles. “Strike the second sentence. Reader will know. Show, don’t tell.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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