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The Grand Babylon Hotel

by Arnold Bennett

bookshelves: currently-reading, british, fiction, mystery

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Apr 30, 2026 05:33AM

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The Quincunx

by Charles Palliser

bookshelves: fiction, currently-reading, british, dark, drama, mystery

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Apr 07, 2016 12:35PM

“There were the years— years of childhood and innocence— when I had believed that carminative meant— well, carminative. And now, before me lies the rest of my life— a day, perhaps, ten years, half a century, when I shall know that carminative means windtreibend.”
― Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow

tags: british-humor, humorous, huxley, word-meanings

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“Everything that ever gets done in this world is done by madmen,”
― Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow

tags: brit-lit, chrome-yellow, england, humor, huxley

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“All I want now is to look at life. You may come and look at it with me, if you care to”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey

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“and the worst of having a romance of any kind is that it leaves one so unromantic.”
― Oscar Wilde, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

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“Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes,' otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.”
― Ian Fleming

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