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She sifted, sighed, and stared up at the ceiling, trying to think about anything but Lord Maccoon, her current predicament, or Lord Akeldama's safety. Which… — Gail Carriger
I had a recent delivery of new fashion plates from Paris, and you hardly glanced at the hairstyles. My husband tells me you are still… — Gail Carriger
There was a time in our very recent history when it was â€œinterestingâ€ to be a Star Wars fan. It was sort of like admitting… — Chuck Klosterman
I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE. — Terry Pratchett
In her final years she would still recall the trip that, with the perverse lucidity of nostalgia, became more and more recent in her memory. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I like to think of myself as a reasonable man. But I have buried too many friends in the too-recent past, and I have seen… — Mira Grant
In recent weeks it has come to my attention that many caravans have met with disaster; they have not gotten through." I grunted wisely. "Probably… — Jonathan Stroud
You have to be a warrior and say, "Maybe it's everyone else's system, but it's not mine." (from her recent interview here, on Goodreads) — Anne Lamott
So it is always preferable to discuss the matter of veganism in a non-judgemental way. Remember that to most people, eating flesh or dairy and… — Gary L. Francione
I am resolutely opposed to all innovation, all change, but I am determined to understand whatâ€™s happening. Because I donâ€™t choose just to sit and… — Marshall McLuhan
We talked--recent history only--and Lucas relayed the story of how Francis came to be his roommate. "He showed up at the door one night, demanding… — Tammara Webber
Luckily, a recent survey published in the American Sociological Review revealed that atheists are the least trusted group in Americaâ€”less trusted, even, than homosexuals. It… — Stephen Colbert
If you say it was the "last" time, it might well turn out to be the last. What you meant was "the most recent time… — Paulo Coelho
We know from our recent history that English did not come to replace U.S. Indian languages merely because English sounded musical to Indians' ears. Instead,… — Jared Diamond
Four or five years - nothing at all. But no one over thirty could understand this peculiarly weighted and condensed time, from late teens to… — Ian Mcewan
The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. Is… — Philip Larkin
[talking about the Holocaust] 'But to put something in context is a step towards saying it can be understood and that it can be explained.… — Alan Bennett
Recent research has indicated that the average individual listens for only seventeen seconds before interrupting and interjecting his own ideas. — Gary Chapman
I looked where he was tapping. "Local Girl Missing, Feared Dead" Beneath it was a photo or me-my most recent school photo. "Oh no." My… — Meg Cabot
It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either… — H. L. Mencken

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