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' And may the gods give you the dearest wish of your heart, husband and home, and one heart between two; for nothing is better and more precious than when two of one heart and mind keep house together, husband and wife. That is a site to make their friends happy and their enemies miserable; but they know it best themselves.'

"Ya hear that? They say we've liberated Seoul!"
"Oh yeah? Well someone should tell the North Koreans that!"
A conversation between two members of the 7th Infantry Division on 25 September, 1950 after General Almond's declaration of the liberation of Seoul, probably

"They were learning something they had not been told: that in this world there are tigers."

'I often think one may have missed something in not having had a mother. And perhaps you've missed something in not being a mother, Lenina. Imagine yourself sitting there with a little baby of your own....'

Listening at working. Book is included in Spotify premium, well worth the listen before getting into homesteading.

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'Merlin had gone and spoiled his house.' YEEEESSSS!

My goodness. Here we see both the ends of obstinate, self-damnation and of nihilistic materialism. And neither seem suitable for any man of intelligence. No, as I sit beside the fire and think, would I be able to lift my finger to save my souls from falling into that hellfire? 'Of course I would!' I think. But then again, so do all who perish the infinite death

15 - Descent of the gods (and some others)

"They Have Pulled Down Deep Heaven on Their Heads" man that is such a cool name for a chapter.

"Camilla, who had been in the rocking chair, was curled up in an attitude which was full of grace, like that of an animal accustomed to sleep anywhere." Ah, I knew she reminded me of Kimberly.

"They have gone to gods who would not have come to them..."

10 - The Conquered City

I...I have no words. There was a quote that I wanted to record but I seem, presently, to have lost it.

9: The Saracen's Head

'He thought that Merlin's art was the last survival of something older amd different - something brought to Western Europe after the fall of Numinor...'

I'm sorry. Is this a Lord of the Rings reference? In my C.S. Lewis work?! What kind of topsy turvy world have I wondered into?!

(Due to a discrepancy in Goodread's idea of how long the book is vs. How long my copy is, I'll be putting the chapter title at the top. Also vague spoilers, I recommend going in as I have, that being completely blind)

8: Moonlight at Belbury

You know, I snagged Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' at the same time as this one, but I think I'll need a book as an inbetwix though. My goodness!

Ohhhhhhhh, the fog means something. I get it now!

My goodness, how mysterious this all is.

'Eh? Two views? There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there's never more than one...'

So far, a very good read, good page turner. Did not expect to like it as much as I do. Well written, descriptive, and always revealing those little nuggets that you need for a good mystery.