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“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
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“CUSTOMER: OK, so you want this book?
THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes!
CUSTOMER: Peter Pan?
THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes, please. Because he can fly.
CUSTOMER: Yes, he can - he's very good at flying.
THEIR DAUGHTER: Why can't I fly, daddy?
CUSTOMER: Because of evolution, sweetheart.”
― Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes!
CUSTOMER: Peter Pan?
THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes, please. Because he can fly.
CUSTOMER: Yes, he can - he's very good at flying.
THEIR DAUGHTER: Why can't I fly, daddy?
CUSTOMER: Because of evolution, sweetheart.”
― Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
“Peel your heart like a pomegranate.
Offer it to him, palms outwards.
Say “eat.” Watch him come away
stained red by you.
You’re in his teeth. He’ll kiss you with that mouth.”
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Offer it to him, palms outwards.
Say “eat.” Watch him come away
stained red by you.
You’re in his teeth. He’ll kiss you with that mouth.”
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“And there is no love like a mother’s love. It is life’s greatest song. We are all indebted to the women who have given us life. For without them, there would be no music.”
― The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
― The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
“CUSTOMER (to her friend): What's this literary criticism section? Is it for books that complain about other books?”
― Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
― Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
KL Book Appreciation Club
— 322 members
— last activity Feb 05, 2019 11:24AM
Welcome to The KL Book Appreciation Club (KLBAC). If you are a Book Lover, Seeker, Collector, Admirer or Appreciator in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, do join ...more
The Neverlanders
— 129 members
— last activity May 26, 2016 08:53AM
This group is a middle grade book club where we read different middle grade books throughout the year. We'll be using #TheNeverlanders as our hashtag ...more
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