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In 1797, the English conquered the island without firing a shot, creating an ironical English colony that was French-speaking and ruled by the Spanish law that was left in place until about 1822.
“Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread it. A good reader, a major reader, and active and creative reader is a rereader.”
― Lectures on Literature
― Lectures on Literature
“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you're someone. You hear them shouting "Heil, Spode!" and you imagine it is the Voice of the People. That is where you make your bloomer. What the Voice of the People is saying is: "Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags! Did you ever in your puff see such a perfect perisher?”
― The Code of the Woosters
― The Code of the Woosters
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”
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