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Quote by Jerome K. Jerome

“In the church is a memorial to Mrs. Sarah Hill, who bequeathed 1 pound annually, to be divided at Easter, between two boys and two girls who "have never been undutiful to their parents; who have never been known to swear or to tell untruths, to steal, or to break windows." Fancy giving up all that for five shillings a year! It is not worth it!”

Book:Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog

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Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog

This classic work of English literature is a comical account of a leisurely river trip, featuring the misadventures and musings of the three main characters, accompanied by their canine companion. more

Author

Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome was an English writer known for his humorous and satirical style. His works, such as 'Three Men in a Boat' and 'The Wind in the Willows', are beloved by readers. more

“Human beings, in point of fact, are lonely by nature, and one should feel sorry for them and love them and mourn with them. It is certain that people would understand one another better and love one another more if they would admit to one another how lonely they were, how sad they were in their tormented, anxious longings and feeble hopes.”

People Ifs Feels Should Humans Facts Certain Human Beings Lonely And Love Longing Sorry Anxious Mourn Love One Another

Author:Halldór Laxness

“Foxy girls know that silence may be golden-but only for four seconds. Anything longer and you're heading for Awkward Avenue.”

Knows May Girl Silence Four Golden Seconds Awkward Avenues Headings

Author:Meg Cabot

“They say it’s always darkest until right before the dawn. I’ve worked on enough projects to know how true this saying really is.”

Knows Enough Know How Projects Dawn

Author:Meg Cabot

“We are social creatures to the inmost centre of our being. The notion that one can begin anything at all from scratch, free from the past, or unindebted to others, could not conceivably be more wrong.”

Past Social Humility Gratitude Creatures Notion Math Centre Sociology Scratches

Author:Karl Popper

“When I look out on such a night as this, I feel as if there could be neither wickedness nor sorrow in the world; and there certainly would be less of both if the sublimity of Nature were more attended to, and people were carried more out of themselves by contemplating such a scene.”

People Ifs World Feels Looks Would Be Night Sorrow Scene Contemplation Contemplating Wickedness Mansfield Park Sublimity

Book:Illustrated Jane Austen - 8 Books in 1. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, P

Source: Illustrated Jane Austen - 8 Books in 1. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, P

“And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.”

Dark Land Rivers Ships Gliding

Book:The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance

Source: The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance

“You’ve thrown down the gauntlet. You’ve brought my wrath down upon your house. Now, to prove that I exist I must kill you. As the child outlives the father, so must the character bury the author. If you are, in fact, my continuing author, then killing you will end my existence as well. Small loss. Such a life, as your puppet, is not worth living. But… If I destroy you and your dreck script, and I still exist… then my existence will be glorious, for I will become my own master.”