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“The coolies pull them across Howrah bridge, which they share with cars, trucks, bullock carts, a party of young women in saris strolling in no hurry wearing bangles on their ankles, an elephant also in no hurry, and a cow that is lying down in the middle of the road chewing lazily a booklet entitled Dr W C Roy’s SPECIFIC FOR INSANITY. The camera pauses on a portion of the half-eaten text: “Dr Roy’s insanity medicine acted a charm. I am completely cured,” says Srinath Ghosh of Bundelkund. 5 rupees per phial.”
― Karna's Wheel
― Karna's Wheel
“The more you harvest, the quicker and easier it becomes”
― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
“Missing: A teenaged girl with lanky, blonde hair and a sunburst tattoo on her cheek. The holographic posters, brighter than day itself, lit up the air on every block of Main Street.”
― The Potrero Complex
― The Potrero Complex
“How do you control the amount of insulin your body produces?
You control the amount of glucose you put into your bloodstream. Put in less glucose, your body will produce less insulin, and you will lose weight. Put in more glucose, your body will produce more insulin, and you will gain weight. That brings us to the premise of this book: Control your blood glucose, and you control your weight.
Lower blood glucose, and you will lose weight. This is universal.
How do you lower your blood glucose? The answers are in Glucose Control Eating©.”
― Glucose Control Eating: Lose Weight Stay Slimmer Live Healthier Live Longer
You control the amount of glucose you put into your bloodstream. Put in less glucose, your body will produce less insulin, and you will lose weight. Put in more glucose, your body will produce more insulin, and you will gain weight. That brings us to the premise of this book: Control your blood glucose, and you control your weight.
Lower blood glucose, and you will lose weight. This is universal.
How do you lower your blood glucose? The answers are in Glucose Control Eating©.”
― Glucose Control Eating: Lose Weight Stay Slimmer Live Healthier Live Longer
“At first, she bucked like a wild stag beneath me, and she tried to scream, but the pillow did a good job of muffling her voice. Before long, the bucking stopped, and my wife’s corpse, blue without oxygen, appeared below me like a hideous phantom.”
― The Odd and The Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction
― The Odd and The Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction
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