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“Jack, you've debauched my sloth.”
― H.M.S. Surprise
― H.M.S. Surprise
“When you go to a country, you must learn how to say two things: how to ask for food, and to tell a woman that you love her. Of these the second is more important, for if you tell a woman you love her, she will certainly feed you.”
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“That’s what a good wife does, keeps your dreams alive even when you don’t believe anymore”
― Age of Myth
― Age of Myth
“All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.”
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“Who has more pockets than a magician?
A boy.
Whose pockets contain *more* than a magicians?
A boy's.”
― Something Wicked This Way Comes
A boy.
Whose pockets contain *more* than a magicians?
A boy's.”
― Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Gunroom
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A place where fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester can gather to drink grog and discuss nautical matters pertaining to the Age of Sail, such as ...more
THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
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