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Take Harry Potter - make him a private eye and put him in some challenging and sometimes disturbing situations. That's what you get with Harry Dresden. I'm not generally a "fantasy" or "mystery/crime" fan, but this combo hit a nerve with me.
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Let me say at the outset that I was a Wheelwright—that was the family name that counted in our town: the Wheelwrights. And Wheelwrights were not inclined toward sympathy to Meanys.
“A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.”
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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It
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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
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