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What had first drawn the Count’s attention was the Brit’s enthusiasm for Russia. In particular, the young man was taken with the whimsical architecture of the churches and the rambunctious tenor of the language. But with a dour expression,
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“When life gives you lemons, you can make lemonade, but you don't have to.”
― Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
― Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
“Do every job as if you’re being well paid.”
― Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
― Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
“We are not defined by our mistakes, but by what we do after we've learned from them.”
― White Bird
― White Bird
“maybe the apple was actually a cock and maybe eve wanted it because adam was too busy, self-absorbed, and distracted to fuck her? maybe the original sin was a man taking a woman for granted • i’ve always liked serpents”
― Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems
― Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems
“Carmen measured her days in books. She kept a paperback under the desk for quiet periods, when she had remade as many window displays as one could usefully do in one day, and dusted, polished, straightened and checked the samples. When she had first started working at Dounston’s, they had always been so busy, and she’d kept her reading for the bus and lunchtime. Now, she could get through a novel every three days, and it kept getting faster. It was very, very worrying.”
― The Christmas Bookshop
― The Christmas Bookshop
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Orquidea’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Orquidea’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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