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Jessica is Currently Reading

Jessica is currently reading

American Gods (American Gods, #1)

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)

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Jessica said: " I cannot get into this book at all. The plot is dragging and I don't care about a single character. This is headed to the cannot complete pile, with Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and a few others. ...more "

Jan 03, 2014 06:14PM · see review

Jessica’s Quotes

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

32206 likes

“Surely a pretty woman never looks prettier than when making tea.”
― Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret

tags: domesticity, prettiness, tea, victorian-society, women

157 likes

“Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.”
― Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey

tags: bacon, hot-baths, humour, problem, reconnaissance, tea, time, wisdom

271 likes

“A simple cup of tea is far from a simple matter.”
― Mary Lou Heiss, The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide

tags: tea

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