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pennyg is on page 100 of 325 of The Shadow of the Sun
" herein lies the attractiveness of ethnic agitation: it's ease and accessibility. The Other is visible, everyone can recognize and remember his image. One doesn't have to read books, think, discuss: it's enough to just look. "
Feb 13, 2026 12:34AM Add a comment
The Shadow of the Sun

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pennyg is on page 131 of 321 of The Space Between Us
" she sifts through her memories, a though she is sifting through the rice at Serabai's house, removing the stones and hard pieces, leaving behind what is good and shiny"
Oct 19, 2025 09:29AM Add a comment
The Space Between Us

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pennyg is 5% done with The Swan Book
Trying to finish as many unread books off my shelves as I can while I can, or let them go. Trying one last time......

A wild black swan in a cage
Puts all of heaven In a rage

____Robert Adamson, " After William Blake"
Oct 16, 2025 10:29AM Add a comment
The Swan Book

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pennyg is on page 165 of 369 of Cleopatra: A Life
Dio ...."democracy sounded well and good but it's results seemed not to agree at all with it's title. Monarchy, on the contrary, has a unpleasant sound, but is a most practical form of government to live under...Easier to find a single excellent man than many."
Oct 07, 2025 07:17AM Add a comment
Cleopatra: A Life

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pennyg is on page 150 of 369 of Cleopatra: A Life
Plutarch " No wild beast is more savage than man when his passion is supplemented by power"
Oct 06, 2025 11:59PM Add a comment
Cleopatra: A Life

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