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A Song of Ice and Fire - Premium Limited Edition

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George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin

George R. R. Martin is an American novelist, best known for his epic fantasy works, particularly the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series. His novels have gained widespread acclaim for their rich world-building, complex characters, and gripping narrative. The series has been adapted into the popular television show 'Game of Thrones'. more

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“He could help you, He can do sums, and he knows how to read and write. I know Chett can’t read, and Clydas has weak eyes. Sam read every book in his father’s library. He’d be good with the ravens too. Animals seem to like him. Ghost took to him straight off. There’s a lot he could do, besides fighting. The Night’s Watch needs every man. Why kill one, to no end? Make use of him instead.”

ArgumentJon SnowAemon TargaryenSamwell Tarly
Book:A Game of Thrones
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“[Solitary confinement] is terrible. That is terrible. You're in a grave. You can't do anything. Everything's brought to you and you're in a room all day, except to come out of the showers. So when I would come out, I would entertain myself by singing, doing little mock concerts. And then when I was in the room, I would develop a routine. Like I have a lot of hair under here, so I would take my hair down and take all day to braid it on purpose. Stretch the hours out. Then I might write. And I would clean the floor. And I would look out the window. And then I'd devote a whole day to just reading. I was Christian then, trying to be. So I would read the whole Bible. I would break it down into sections. You're in a grave and you're trying to live. That's how to best describe it: trying to live in a grave. You're trying to live 'cause you're not dead yet, but nobody hears you when you call out, 'Hey, I'm alive!”

PrisonSanitySegregationSolitary ConfinementStaying SaneIncarcerated WomenWomen In Prison
Book:The Story Within Us: Women Prisoners Reflect on Reading
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“MARIE-LOUISE. […] J’ai lu dans le Sélection, l’aut’jour, qu’une famille c’est comme une cellule vivante, que chaque membre de la famille doit contribuer à la vie de la cellule… Cellule mon cul… Ah! Oui, pour être une cellule, c’est une cellule, mais pas de c’te sorte-là! Nous autres, quand on se marie, c’est pour être tu-seuls ensemble. Toé [Léopold], t’es tu-seule, ton mari à côté de toé est tu-seul, pis tes enfants sont tu-seuls de leur bord… Pis tout le monde se regarder comme chien et chat… Une gang de tu-seuls ensemble, c’est ça qu’on est!”

Littérature QuébécoiseThéâtreGrande Noirceur
Book:À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou
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“J´en veux pour preuve le phénomène grave qui se déploie sous nos yeux et qui est la multiplication des examens purement intellectuels. La seule logique cérébrale est devenue le critère d´appréciation et de sélection. Tout passe par la tête. Notre société se détruit elle-même par l´étouffement de la sensibilité et l´hypertrophie de l´intellectualisme, l´étouffement des valeurs féminines de la réalité humaine et l´hypertrophie des valeurs masculines. On est de moins en moins capable de ressentir. La sensibilité est meurtrie, réprimée, refusée, dénaturée par les névroses. Et, pour se rattraper, l´accent est mis sur les capacités intellectuelles.”

SensibilitéIntellectualisme
Book:Pour une vie réussie, un amour réussi
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