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Humans like stories. Humans need stories. Stories are good. Stories work. Story clarifies and captures the essence of the human spirit. Story, in all ...more

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the Real-World was a sprawling mess of a book in need of a good editor.

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Edward, Edward," he said with a patronising smile, "there are no unanswered questions of any relevance. Every question that we need to ask has been an...more

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Another one of your quippy japes?

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Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And...more

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Pretend to be mad and talk a lot. Then — and this is the important bit — do nothing at all until you absolutely have to and then make sure everyone di...more

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Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.

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Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.

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Outside Styx's apartment was not the first time Rochester and I had met, or would it be the last. We first encountered each other at Haworth House in ...more

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Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd,...more

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Books" - Snell smiled - "are a kind of magic.