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This is a good introduction to physics and its many sub-topics, but does not explore any of them too deeply. For an intro, it's great!The only problem I've had with this book is with some of the practice problems — there were times when it was diffic ...more "
“Such nonsense!" declared Dr Greysteel. "Whoever heard of cats doing anything useful!"
"Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has a sort of moral usefulness, I suppose, in making one feel uncomfortable and encouraging sober reflection upon one's imperfections.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
"Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has a sort of moral usefulness, I suppose, in making one feel uncomfortable and encouraging sober reflection upon one's imperfections.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“For, though the room was silent, the silence of half a hundred cats is a peculiar thing, like fifty individual silences all piled one on top of another.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to it in a language it understands.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“Well, I suppose one ought not to employ a magician and then complain that he does not behave like other people.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“Houses, like people, are apt to become rather eccentric if left too much on their own; this house was the architectural equivalent of an old gentleman in a worn dressing-gown and torn slippers, who got up and went to bed at odd times of day, and who kept up a continual conversation with friends no one else could see.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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