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“Nothing great ever came out of common sense.”

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This book delves into the complexities of romantic relationships and the pursuit of personal growth and understanding. more

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Josephine Tey

Josephine Tey was a British detective novel author known for her intricate plots and psychological insights. Her works combined literary quality with detective elements, profoundly influencing the genre of detective fiction. more

“If something comes along that you don't like, there are a few sort of four-letter words that you can use to push it out of the sphere of discussion. If you were in a bar downtown, they might have different words, but if you're an educated person what you use are complicated words like "conspiracy theory" or "Marxist." It's a way of pushing unpleasant questions off the agenda so that we can continue in our own happy ideology.”

“Don't ever turn down pleasure because you were afraid of what other people might say.”

People Might Turns Pleasure

Author:Belle de Jour

“This is why I am not religious. If and when we do learn the true secret of the universe, some kind of religion will be there to hide it. To cover it up. To persecute and shred, to burn and destroy. They stay in business by keeping us in the Dark Ages.”

Ifs Kind Age Universe Religious Dark Secret Dark Ages Ifs And

Book:The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

Source: The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

“I'm doing what I like, why wouldn't I be happy? So what if it's not perfect, I don't believe in perfection. Maybe happy's as good as it gets.”

Ifs Believe Perfect Perfection Don't Believe What If Not Perfect Good As It Gets

Book:The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

Source: The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

“There is no better indicators of character than the books you have.”

Book Character Indicators

Book:The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

Source: The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

“You can never do enough for the dead. You search around for comfort but there is no comfort; there never was and never will be. There is only a gradual wearing away of the sharp edges, so that you don't feel ambushed at every turn, as if you saw the dead suddenly rounding the corner.”

Ifs Feels Enough Turns Saws Comfort Edges Corners Sharp Edges

Author:Martha Grimes

“Children can ask what adults don't dare to because we don't want to admit we're scared and we don't really want to hear the answers.”

Want Children Asks Answers Adults Scared Dare

Author:Martha Grimes

“There is no single advantage a woman of truly enduring fascination can possess that is so splendid as speaking with a foreign accent, whatever her origin.”

Advantage Endure Accents Splendid Fascination

Author:Carole Nelson Douglas

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