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  2. Category:Quotations from literature - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Quotations from literature" ... It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; J. ... Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink ...

  3. List of Classical Greek phrases - Wikipedia

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    "Greatest however [is] water" — Pindar, Olymp. 1, 1 Used as the inscription over the Pump Room at Bath. αὐτὸς ἔφα autòs épha Ipse dixit "He himself said it" Argument from authority made by the disciples of Pythagoras when appealing to the pronouncements of the master rather than to reason or evidence.

  4. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Wikipedia

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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere), written by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads, is a poem that recounts the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage.

  5. 25 Classic Winter Books to Read by the Fire - AOL

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    Here, 25 of the best classic winter books to read by the fire this winter: If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. Italo Calvino's postmodernist novel is a masterfully crafted puzzle.

  6. 21 Classic Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once - AOL

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    The post 21 Classic Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once appeared first on Reader's Digest. They're groundbreaking, have wide appeal, and are worth a second (and third) read.

  7. Portal:Literature/Quotes - Wikipedia

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    Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I’m not surprised some people prefer books. Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people’s lives, never your own. ”

  8. 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People - AOL

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    Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...

  9. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - Wikipedia

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    Aram Bakshian argued that Beck's work on the 15th edition was the start of the work's downfall, writing that, "Donning the intellectual bell-bottoms and platform shoes of its era, Bartlett's began spouting third-rate Third World, youth-culture, and feminist quotes", part of "a middle-aged obsession with staying trendy." [attribution needed]