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"“He’s not a god. He’s a bully,” said Jumps. “You taught me to stand up to bullies.” “Er, not the same thing,” I said. “Bullies are people who call you names, not immortal megalomaniacs with the power to crush your soul.”
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"If ever I murdered somebody," he added quite simply, "I dare say it might be an Optimist." - Father Brown, The Three Tools of Death
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On describing a writer: The high point of his day is the breathless excitement of waiting for the postman. (The low point is usually immediately thereafter.)
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From Bub Bridger's Johnny Come Dancing, part of Puna Wai Kōrero, I especially liked the bolded description of NZ's remoteness:
So he walked to Lough Foyle and he met a sea captain one man short to sail for New Zealand Where’s that? asked Johnny Is it far far away? It’s further than that That last couplet made me think of a song I heard long ago from a NZ band that mentioned "the tyranny of distance" |
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Which phrase, "tyranny of distance"? You'll note I didn't say the song 'invented' the phrase, just that it was where I heard it. Given that NZ is 1500 miles away from Australia, it definitely does fit that little country even better than the larger one.
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The current thread about Terry Pratchett's books reminded me I wanted to highlight two quotes...
The first one I'd already posted here 11 years ago, and it comes (if you will forgive the description, it is accurate, notice the lack of a capital letter) from his first disc-world book: Quote:
The second comes from his penultimate Discworld book, 32 years later: Quote:
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Lovely examples of Pratchett's depth. Ignorable if you don't care, but really meaningful if you stop to notice it.
Say ... put those over in the Pratchett thread too, will you? As further examples of style, since a few people were debating trying his books. Or perhaps a pointer, as duplicating posts is frowned upon. Last edited by badgoodDeb; 01-14-2021 at 06:37 PM. |
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From Cree Dictionary a poem by Dallas Hunt
the Cree word for white man is unpaid child support This line really stuck with me from my reading of Best Canadian Poetry 2019 Last edited by Uncle Robin; 01-20-2021 at 09:44 AM. |
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As someone who works with victims of domestic violence, many of them children - this was STAGGERING. That alone might get me to buy the book.
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From a retelling of Cinderella with a rather more realistic touch...
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To be clear: while two of the quotes above are humorous, the book is not a comedy; it just has a few amusing moments that caught my fancy. On my honor as a duck. |
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