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People were infected with the concept that happiness was something outside themselves, and a new and powerful form of loneliness was born. Mix
“Seniors get to do all the jolly things," Owen complained as they walked to archery practice that first day.
Neal glared at the chubby second-year with all the royal disdain of a vexed lion. He was limping from a staff blow to the knee. "You are a bloody minded-savage," he informed Owen sternly. "I hope you are kidnapped by centaurs.”
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Neal glared at the chubby second-year with all the royal disdain of a vexed lion. He was limping from a staff blow to the knee. "You are a bloody minded-savage," he informed Owen sternly. "I hope you are kidnapped by centaurs.”
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“When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.”
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― Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction
“My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.”
― The Woman in White
― The Woman in White
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