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A reading-machine, always wound up and going,
He mastered whatever was not worth the knowing.
The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper — whether little or great, it belongs to Literature.
Mr. McGregor’s a nasty piece of work, isn’t he? Quite the Darth Vader of children’s literature.
The number one book of the ages was written by a committee, and it was called The Bible.
The book to end all books. The final book. After this, there is no more writing, no more publishing.
"And yes, very pleased with City thanks - although we’re slipping a bit at the moment....get the cheque book out Thaksin!"
Worldwide, boys are 50 percent more likely than girls to fail to meet basic proficiency in any of the three core subjects of reading, math, and science.
True, there are some great passages in Revelation, but the book on the whole is like boarding-school plum pudding, where the plums are scarce and far apart.
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