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the great Anglo-Saxon historian Bede, who, more than anyone else, invented the idea of England,
“Violators of the edict were threatened with eternal damnation and a fine of 10 ducats.”
― The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
― The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
“The monk in the grip of acedia would find it difficult or impossible to read. Looking away from his book, he might try to distract himself with gossip but would more likely glance in disgust at his surroundings and at his fellow monks. He would feel that things were better somewhere else, that he was wasting his life, that everything was stale and pointless, that he was suffocating.”
― The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
― The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
“I'm not going to stand here and be eaten by some bitch's dinosaur. I am finally doing something with my life.”
― Paper Girls, Volume 1
― Paper Girls, Volume 1
“A dose of chlorine won’t hurt them” Lady Satan opines, quite incorrectly, as she fills an entire room of baddies with the deadly stuff.”
― The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History
― The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History
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Our fast-growing classical music group is sometimes erudite - and maybe a little eccentric - but we aim never to be exclusive. Classical music is a g ...more
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