And what is Self-Help? Is it anything like Self Storage? (Which is only for things, it turns out.) In Self-Help, I have found it is helpful not to read the books at all. And what about the borderline garbage that people like to buy – tales
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“It is my cape of good hope, and if it isn't I will probably bite your nose off”
― Mr Pye
― Mr Pye
“Seeing an Earl as an owl on a mantelpiece, and having part of one's face removed by a cat, both on the same morning, can temporarily undermine the self-control of any man.”
― Titus Groan
― Titus Groan
“Book characters were dangerously attractive in the safest way. You didn’t even know what they looked like, but you knew you liked it.”
― Long Live Evil
― Long Live Evil
“I am clever enough to know that I am clever.”
― Titus Groan
― Titus Groan
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