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“With the ascension of Charles I to the throne we come at last to the Central Period of English History (not to be confused with the Middle Ages, of course), consisting in the utterly memorable Struggle between the Cavaliers (Wrong but Wromantic) and the Roundheads (Right but Repulsive).”
― 1066 and all that: A memorable history of England
― 1066 and all that: A memorable history of England

“No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.”
― The Lost Princess of Oz
― The Lost Princess of Oz

“When you have lived your individual life in your own adventurous way and then look back upon its course, you will find that you have lived a model human life, after all.”
― Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor
― Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

“Remember that misuse of language can lead to miscommunication, and that miscommunication leads to everything that has ever happened in the whole of the world.”
― Welcome to Night Vale
― Welcome to Night Vale

“In his combination of earnestness, social conscience, and willingness to scrap, he was a perfect hero for 1943, as America went about the rumbling, laborious business of backing itself into a horrible war.”
― The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
― The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

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