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“How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.”
― The Solitaire Mystery
― The Solitaire Mystery
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
“A Russian cosmonaut and a Russian brain surgeon were once discussing Christianity. The brain surgeon was a Christian, but the cosmonaut wasn’t. ‘I have been in outer space many times,’ bragged the cosmonaut, ‘but I have never seen any angels.’ The brain surgeon stared in amazement, but then he said, ‘And I have operated on many intelligent brains, but I have never seen a single thought.”
― The Solitaire Mystery
― The Solitaire Mystery
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
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The Far and Away Book Club
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— last activity Mar 17, 2013 01:05AM
Founded by two friends who trained at library school together. We live far enough apart to make meeting up for a book club impractical, so decided to ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity Mar 26, 2026 05:09AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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