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“Jane Austen can in fact get more drama out of morality than most other writers can get from shipwreck, battle, murder, or mayhem.”

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Ronald Blythe

Ronald Blythe, a British writer born on November 6, 1922, is renowned for his profound portrayals of rural English life. His works are characterized by delicate observations of nature and human emotions. more

“There was no protection, no quota system when it came to luck. It was like that moment in math when a child learns that the odds of heads or tails is always one-in-two, no matter how many times one has flipped the coin and gotten heads. Every flip, the odds are the same. Every day, you could be unlucky all over again.”

Children Two Matter Moments Luck Protection Math That Moment Odds Tails Coins Flip Unlucky Flipped Quota Heads Or Tails

Author:Laura Lippman

“In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them.”

Earth Winter Hungry Elderly

Book:Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Source: Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

“Every year the hunters shot cows and horses and family pets and each other. And unbelievably, they sometimes shot themselves, perhaps in a psychotic episode where they mistook themselves for dinner”

Years Sometimes Shots Horse Dinner Pet Cows Episodes Hunters Psychotic Family Pets

Book:Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Source: Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

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