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“Never be daunted”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“Pale Death with impartial tread beats at the poor man's cottage door and at the palaces of kings.”
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“Danger's over, Banana Breakfast is saved.”
― Gravity’s Rainbow
― Gravity’s Rainbow
“There is never any ending to Paris and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. We always returned to it no matter who we were or how it was changed or with what difficulties, or ease, it could be reached. Paris was always worth it and you received return for whatever you brought to it. But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very poor and very happy.”
― A Moveable Feast
― A Moveable Feast
“Today, criminal justice functions and justifies itself only by this perpetual reference to something other than itself, by this unceasing reinscription in non-juridical systems.”
― Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
― Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Gravity's Rainbow
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...and only Gravity's Rainbow. Here is THE group to come to and talk about Pynchon's classic, motivate yourself to finish Pynchon's classic, and find ...more
People in Rockwall, Texas who read
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— last activity May 31, 2010 04:17PM
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Bright Young Things
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...the perfect place for you to discuss your favourite authors from the early 20th Century. In the years from 1900 to 1945 the world of literature w ...more
Thomas Pynchon
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This is a group for Thomas Pynchon readers, whether casual or fanatical. What's your favourite Pynchon book? What's your favourite Pynchon story? I've ...more
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