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Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance

by Laura Delano (Goodreads Author)

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Tainted Love: From Nina Simone to Kendrick Lamar

by Alex Coles

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Rough Notes

by Bruce Thomas

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Curmudgeon’s Quotes

“Men of power have not time to read, yet men who do not read are not fit for power. ”
― Michael Foot

tags: power, reading

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“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”
― Mark Twain

tags: clothing

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“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Alarms and Discursions

tags: cheese, poetry

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“What ho!" I said.
"What ho!" said Motty.
"What ho! What ho!"
"What ho! What ho! What ho!"
After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.”
― Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves

tags: conversation, humor, humour

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“In these fast and fickle times, it’s nice to know that there are some things you can always count on: the enduring brilliance of the last page of The Great Gatsby; the near-religious harmonies of the Beach Boys’ “California Girls”; and the lifelong friendship of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.”
― Sarah Vowell, The Partly Cloudy Patriot

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