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“And he showed little compassion to the slaves themselves, arguing that sugar would be too expensive were it not for slave labour, and that ‘One cannot get into one’s mind that God, who is a very wise being, should have put a soul, above all a good soul, in a body that was entirely black.”
― Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day
― Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day
“There he accepted the advice of his old tutor, A.D. Lindsay, now Master, that he should have all his teeth taken out, as this was the cure for blindness. He developed blood poisoning and died at the age of 43. Academic philosophers should not give medical advice.”
― Empire of Sand: How Britain Made the Middle East
― Empire of Sand: How Britain Made the Middle East
“FRASIER Claire, you are in mourning. But you’re not mourning the loss of your boyfriend. You’re mourning the loss of what you thought your life was going to be. Let it go. Things don’t always work out how you planned—that’s not necessarily bad. Things have a way of working out anyway. Have you ever heard of…Lupe Velez?”
― Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More
― Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More
“[W]hen people talk of our muddling through it throws me into a passion. Muddle through! why yes, so we do – wading through blood and tears that need never have been shed.2”
― Empire of Sand: How Britain Made the Middle East
― Empire of Sand: How Britain Made the Middle East
“Every Saturday and every holiday morning,” wrote Adolph, “saw us all at the synagogue. I suppose Jesus Christ did the same, because the New Testament tells us that he drove the money-changers from the Temple and that at times he preached in the synagogue.” He added, somewhat slyly: “As a pious Jew, he must have attended the synagogue, although I suppose that toward the end of his life the authorities would not let him preach. Perhaps if he were to appear today and preach as radically as he did then, he would not be allowed in the more conservative Christian churches.”
― Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York
― Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York
Greg’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Greg’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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