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David K. Lemons
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Ancient Greece and go shopping in the Athenian agora.
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The Crescent, The Sea, & The Long Sand: Poems and Stories
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| I tried to read Harry Potter but really couldn't go on for more than a chapter or two. The only "fantasy" that I can appreciate, if that's the word, are the myths and legends of yore (way yore). Maybe up to Robin Hood. There has to be a fragment of t ...more | |
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“I prefer to underwrite. Simple, clear as a country creek.”
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"Bizarre. Baffling. Brilliant. When I can think of more to add to this confounding literary form and structure, I'll be back...
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Then I discovered words: I discovered their receptive and even memorable readability, and harbored many printed in prose and verse. Some—still—accompany my solitude; the pleasure they inspired has become a second nature to me.
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"I recall from my youth wondering what the Apostle Paul was doing in Arabia for three years. I must have been reading, or was being read to, from a Bible story book intended for children because I’m pretty sure I was not reading Paul’s New Testament l"
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“Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.”
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“We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.”
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“What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.”
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“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.”
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“I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends.”
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Thank you Mr Lemons for your friend request and I appreciate your service in the Army and Reserves! quite a career. I will take the time to check out your reads and your own written novels.
David, regarding your Barbara Pym question: I have no idea! I'm a fan but I've never listened to anyone read her aloud. Sorry I couldn't be more help!
Kathryn
PS: And the RF library is still as lovely as you remember it!
Majenta wrote: "Merry Christmas!"And a very Merry Christmas to you Majenta. Thank you for liking my reviews as well. Stay well and let's hope 2022 will see a pivot away from so much suffering in the world.
Hello, David! Thank you for contacting me! Happy Monday after Thanksgiving, I hope you had a good holiday weekend and I hope you'll have a great week. Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!Best wishes from Majenta
And, thank you, Pam. I was impressed by your reviews and how similar our interests are. I look forward to exchanging views.
Thanks for your friend request and your kind remark on my reviews.
Hi David,Thank you for your Goodreads friend invitation.
Cheers,
Martin
Thanks for the add, David. Glad to connect with you on Goodreads :)
Caroline wrote: "Hi, David! Thanks for the friend-vite and for the nice message. :]"I look forward to reading and discussing our mutual books. Thanks for accepting.
Hi, David! Thanks for the friend-vite and for the nice message. :]