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UK government advisory council recommends that cannabis "be reclassified from a class B narcotic to a class C." (How does the media spin stories? … gulfstream/694

Somewhat interesting report on the reliability of Apple laptops, a subject somewhat close to my heart. I suspect the absolute numbers aren’t … gulfstream/1920

Re audiobooks: how to read footnotes, and other textual annotations? (David Foster Wallace apparently says “dot dot dot” when he hits an ellipsis.) … gulfstream/1949

Quotes Collected

There's a contradiction implicit in O'Connor's view of herself and her view of others. She is deeply impressed by these extraordinary young women yet … quotes/306

Neither Spielberg, nor screenwriter David Koepp, nor Michael Crichton, on whose novel the movie is based, have shown any interest in challenging the moralistic … quotes/97

It is not that I object to work, mind you; I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me; the idea of getting … quotes/48

... coming homeward again, saw my door and hatch open, left so by Luce our cookmaid; which so vexed me, that I did give her a kick in the our entry and … pepys/276

Nay, Evens, the famous man upon the Harp, having not his equal in the world, did the other day die for mere want, and was fain to be buried at the almes … pepys/245

And after supper to talk and to sing, his man Dutton's wife singing very prettily (a mighty fat woman), and I wrote out one song from her and pricked … pepys/170

He [the famous young Stillingfleete] did make the most plain, honest, good, grave sermon, in the most unconcerned and easy yet substantial manner, that … pepys/147

At home and the office all the morning; and at noon comes Luellin to me and he and I to the taverne, and after that to Bartlemew faire; and there, upon … pepys/46

I went out to Charing cross to see Maj.-Gen. Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered---which was done there---he looking as cheerfully as any man could … pepys/17

HARTMAN: Today ... is Christmas! There will be a magic show at zero-nine-thirty! Chaplain Charlie will tell you about how the free world will … jacket/12

He is a good man who can receive a gift well. We are either glad or sorry at a gift, and both emotions are unbecoming. Some violence I think is done, … emerson/29

Being a woman seemed to me the happening thing, compared to being a man. From the popularity of the weekly support groups, I gathered that women truly … franzen/8

Coco reasoned that since the baby made her lose Cesar, the loss of the baby might bring him back. She made an appointment for an abortion. She went to … random-family/1