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[Kindle clippings] Arta conversatiei, de Ileana Vulpescu

Posted on Tuesday, 16 April, 2013 by honeybunny

  “Vorba lui Bernard Shaw, prima condiţie pentru a nu fi nefericit este să n-ai timp să te gîndeşti la nefericire.” “Cînd vezi cît de adaptabil este omul, cît de cameleonic la bine şi la rău, oscilezi între două atitudini: … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

Posted on Saturday, 6 April, 2013 by honeybunny

  ‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the Cat. ‘I don’t much care where–‘ said Alice. ‘Then it doesn’t matter … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, by Christopher Hitchens

Posted on Friday, 29 March, 2013 by honeybunny

  Is [God] willing to prevent evil but not able? Then is he impotent. Is he able but not willing? Then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil? Human decency is not derived from … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver

Posted on Wednesday, 27 March, 2013 by honeybunny

I shiver, thinking about how easy it is to be totally wrong about people—to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole, to see the cause and think it’s the effect or vice versa. So many … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] Delirium trilogy, by Lauren Oliver

Posted on Tuesday, 26 March, 2013 by honeybunny

  He who leaps for the sky may fall, it’s true. But he may also fly. —Ancient saying, provenance unknown, listed in the Comprehensive Compilation of Dangerous Words and Ideas, www.ccdwi.gov.org “Love, the deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] Other GoT related books

Posted on Monday, 25 March, 2013 by honeybunny

“And as for the gods, I’ve never been satisfied by any of the answers that are given. If there really is a benevolent loving god, why is the world full of rape and torture? Why do we even have pain? … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] A Dance with the Dragons, by George RR Martin

Posted on Sunday, 24 March, 2013 by honeybunny

“The world is one great web, and a man dare not touch a single strand lest all the others tremble.” (Illyrio) “No man is free. Only children and fools think elsewise.” (Tywin Lannister) “The gods are blind. And men see … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] A Feast for Crows, by George RR Martin

Posted on Saturday, 23 March, 2013 by honeybunny

  “Women do not forget. Women do not forgive.” (Danaerys) “Man wants to be the king o’ the rabbits, he best wear a pair o’ floppy ears.” (Danaerys) “Gorghan of Old Ghis once wrote that a prophecy is like a … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] A Storm of Swords, by George RR Martin

Posted on Friday, 22 March, 2013 by honeybunny

    “Everyone wants something, Alayne. And when you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him.” (Littlefinger) “Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what … Continue reading →

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[Kindle clippings] A Clash of Kings, by George RR Martin

Posted on Wednesday, 20 March, 2013 by honeybunny

  “A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.” (Stannis) “If the fire was too hot, you could hardly keep the pudding from scorching by tossing a … Continue reading →

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