“People are weird. When we find someone with weirdness that is compatible with ours, we team up and call it love.” — Dr. Seuss

“The pen is the tongue of the mind.” — Miguel de Cervantes

Did you know? To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.

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“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” — Epictetus

“Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it.” — Charlie Chaplin

Did you know? 1,800 cigarettes are smoked per person each year in China.

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My parents raised me as an only child, which really annoyed my younger brother.

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Writers’ festivals are the new raves – and as a born-again book reader I couldn’t be happier about the upsurge in collectivism | Clarke Gayford
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Writers’ festivals are the new raves – and as a born-again book reader I couldn’t be happier about the upsurge in collectivism | Clarke Gayford

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