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Russian literature
Blue Notebook No. 10
“There was a redheaded man who had no eyes or ears. He had no hair either, so he was called a redhead only in a manner of speaking.” […]
American literature
Their Eyes Were Watching God
“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out […]
American literature
Of Mice and Men
“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place.” Chapter 1 George Milton and […]
English literature
The Hobbit
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party Bilbo Baggins, a respectable hobbit, is visited by the wizard Gandalf and thirteen […]
English literature
The Road to Wigan Pier
“The truth is that to many people, ‘Socialism’ means simply the wages-system plus electric light and bathrooms.” — George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier Part One: Observations […]