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Observations From Reading Quotation Books

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Steve Simms

“Most collectors collect tangibles. As a quotation collector, I collect wisdom, life, invisible beauty, souls alive in ink . . . I swim across a sea of quotes, splashing in the words and riding the waves of wisdom. ” ~Terri Guillemets … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Like Shakespeare (Neither Did Tolstoy)

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Steve Simms

If you have ever attended high school, you’ve probably been made to read a play (or several plays and sonnets) by William Shakespeare. For me reading Shakespeare was very hard work. I don’t like Shakespeare. Then my daughter (who graduated … Continue reading →

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Observations From Reading Quotation Books

I Don’t Like Shakespeare (Neither Did Tolstoy)

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