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by David Mitchell

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jobiwan6 said: " Has anyone ever actually finished this book????
I've been picking at it (like a scab) for over 30 years now, and the only time it makes any sense is when I'm under the influence. Then, it can seem very amusing & profound. Maybe with a bottle of absint ...more "

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As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

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‘Humility is a jewel in a servant,’ said Godfrey. ‘It is not for us to cavil at our betters.’ ‘Or our beaters,’ the lad muttered. ‘To hear you talk,’ I said to Godfrey, ‘a perfect man were a carpet, soiled by others and then beaten for it.’

Sociopath

by Patric Gagne

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The God of the Woods

by Liz Moore

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― Graham Greene, The Comedians [Englisch Edition]

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― Graham Greene, Monsignor Quixote

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“You aren’t a machine with broken parts. You are an animal whose needs are not being met.”
― Johann Hari, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions

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“Wartime compelled some mild-mannered men to contemplate what was once unthinkable”
― Kai Bird, American Prometheus

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“In the history of American democracy, we have had undisciplined presidents. We have had inexperienced presidents. We have had amoral presidents. Rarely if ever before have we had them all at once.”
― Anonymous, A Warning