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A Rogue of One's Own
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Paddington Abroad
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The Colour of Magic
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Book cover for Decline and Fall
There’s a blessed equity in the English social system,’ said Grimes, ‘that ensures the public school man against starvation. One goes through four or five years of perfect hell at an age when life is bound to be hell anyway, and after that ...more
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Saki
“He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.”
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Nora Ephron
“A really great omelette has two whole eggs and one extra yolk, and by the way, the same thing goes for scrambled eggs. As for egg salad, here’s our recipe: boil eighteen eggs, peel them, and send six of the egg whites to friends in California who persist in thinking that egg whites matter in any way. Chop the remaining twelve eggs and six yolks coarsely with a knife, and add Hellmann’s mayonnaise and salt and pepper to taste.”
Nora Ephron, I Remember Nothing and other reflections: Memories and wisdom from the iconic writer and director

Jasper Fforde
“The way we see it, London is just one massive money-laundering scheme attached to an impressive public transport system and a few museums, of which even the most honest has more stolen goods than a lock-up garage in Worcester rented by a guy I know called Chalky.”
Jasper Fforde, The Constant Rabbit

Carol Shields
“Write the book you want to read, the one you cannot find.”
Carol Shields

William Shakespeare
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
William Shakespeare, As You Like It

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