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Nonsense Songs and Laughable Lyrics

by Edward Lear

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progress: On page 10. "The copy I'm reading seems unlikely to be as late as 1960. It is a beautiful binding and Peter Pauper Press was founded in 1928. The book feels to my hands to be that old." — Aug 04, 2026 05:23PM

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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

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“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Philip K. Dick, Valis

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“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain

tags: attributed-no-source, education

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“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven

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