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There are two people I credit for my love of old English words. They are my dad and an English teacher in high school. Whenever my dad would read me and my siblings a bedtime story, he’d occasionally come across a word we didn’t recognise. Instead of simply telling us…
If you have ever read anything by Fyodor Dostoevsky, you know that the literary works of this existentialist Russian author of the 19th century are certainly not for ‘light reading’. ‘Crime and Punishment’ is probably his most famous novel and also one of the most difficult to read. First published…
I remember reading Macbeth at school and being instantly beguiled. Here was a world rich with layered meaning, coloured by vivid metaphors and expertly finessed into a captivating moral story. But I didn’t realise at that young age there were words Shakespeare invented that we still use today. I’m not…
If you are a quiet one, you will identify with some or all of these introvert memes. Some are deep and eye-opening, others are funny and sarcastic, but all are highly relatable. It’s no easy task to be a quiet person in the hectic and noisy world we all live…
The below list of quotes about fake people reveals a few sobering truths about human hypocrisy. It also shows what it means to be a real person in a fake society. Fakeness is everywhere. It’s a disappointing truth to consider that using a fake persona might be in human nature…
Many classic Disney movies will be familiar to us all. They will have been a large part of many people’s childhood. It is glaringly obvious to see that classic Disney movies have held an important and enduring place within popular culture for most of the last century. These films have…
Some quotes about society are more optimistic than others, but they all teach us important lessons. They make us question our beliefs and behaviors. Are they our own or have they been imposed on us? You see, being a part of society automatically makes us subjects to social conditioning, which…
Intelligence is subjective. There are many types of it, just as the perception of what makes someone smart varies from one person to another. The following quotes about intelligence, however, reveal universal truths most people will agree with. Some people get fascinated with erudition and theoretical knowledge. Others tend to…
George Bernard Shaw wrote: “England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” It’s easy to see why. For example, if an American offered biscuits in gravy to a British citizen, they would likely be met with confusion. Likewise, it’s probably not a good idea for Americans to…
If you are an avid reader, you know that a book opens the doors to a different world. Reading allows you to experience real emotions and take a glimpse into a different life through what’s happening to the book characters. Our compilation of quotes about books and reading will speak…
