Tag: Books
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Fog and Ice
In winter there is no heat, no light, no noon, evening touches morning, there is fog, and mist, the window is frosted, and you cannot see clearly. The sky is but the mouth of a cave. The whole day is the cave. The sun has the appearance of a pauper. Frightful season! Winter changes into…
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Wonderful Display At My Favorite Bakery
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
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Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I’ve been pondering: Will Jack Reacher: Never Go Back be as good as the first Reacher movie? Is it time to forgive Ben Affleck for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and go see The Accountant? Why did I mock the tv remake of Lethal Weapon, when it has become a favorite new fall tv show…
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Choices
I can’t help thinking that we’re more than the sum total of our choices, that all the paths we might have taken factor somehow into the math of our identity. Blake Crouch (Dark Matter)
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The Leaves They Are A-Changin’
For as long as she could remember, she had thought that autumn air went well with books, that the two both somehow belonged with blankets, comfortable armchairs, and big cups of coffee or tea. Katarina Bivald (The Readers Of Broken Wheel Recommend)
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Summer Days Grow Shorter
“One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” Jeanette Walls
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Making Friends
“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” Mark Twain
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Memories of Laughter
The only sound in the lobby on that late Friday evening was the clicking of Gabrielle’s heels as she crossed the marble tile and a wish for a good weekend from the security guard, Derek, as she reached the revolving door. The intensity of the wave of heat that greeted Gabrielle as she exited the…
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Latest Additions To The Bookshelf
When I initially began this blog I was hoping to use my photos for an inspiration to pursue a lifelong dream of writing, but somewhere toward the end of last year my introvert personality took over and said to my writer’s soul that we have heard more from you during this last year than in…
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Time For A Cup Of Coffee
“What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book and a cup of coffee.” Anthony Trollope
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