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When you set out to topple a system, you’d better make sure you have something to replace it with.
“Police work wouldn't be possible without coffee," Wallander said.
"No work would be possible without coffee."
They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.”
― One Step Behind
"No work would be possible without coffee."
They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.”
― One Step Behind
“The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.”
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“Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.”
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“White men have created 95% of the cinematic images we’ve ever seen in American main stream films, have made all the micro-decisions related to the shots, the framing, the lighting, the sound design of movie images that we have ever seen. So powerful is the impact of film and so ubiquitous white men’s perspective in shaping it that their worldview has been normalized to the point of being considered the one true, accurate, and all-inclusive reflection of reality. It is not. It is one narrow prism through which we are all being forced to look.”
― The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood
― The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood
The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group
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For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.
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For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind ...more
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