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The Count of Monte Cristo (Quotes) pt. 2

Fri, 23 Dec 2005

Chapter 63 The Dinner.

Monte Cristo noticed the general astonishment, and began laughing and joking about it. "Gentlemen," he said, "you will admit that, when arrived at a certain degree of fortune, the superfluities of life are all that can be desired; and the ladies will allow that, after having risen to a certain eminence of position, the ideal alone can be more exalted. Now, to follow out this reasoning, what is the marvellous? -- that which we do not understand. What is it ...

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The Count of Monte Cristo (Quotes) pt. 1

Fri, 23 Dec 2005

Chapter 4: Conspiracy

"Drunk, if you like; so much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts;" and Caderousse began to sing the two last lines of a song very popular at the time, --

`Tous les mechants sont beuveurs d'eau; C'est bien prouve par le deluge.'* ...

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David Copperfield

Mon, 21 Mar 2005

A sincere and deeply emotional book. I found myself weeping in passages and laughing in others. I admit I'm a sucker for most Victorian literature, but I think this is Dickens' best work.

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Mon, 21 Mar 2005

Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was my introduction to general systems. The notion of quality was revolutionary to me, who grew up in middle-class suburbia with little societal quality influence.

I've read it 4 times now and still consider it one of the great books I've read.

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Alexandre Dumas

Thu, 12 Aug 2004

Having been a fan of The Count of Monte Cristo for many years, I thought I'd try some of the other Dumas books. The first two of these listed below were the best, imo. The drama in the latter books was just a bit too coerced for my liking.

  • The Three Musketeers
  • Twenty Years After
  • The Vicomte de Bragelonne
  • Louise de la Vallière
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