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"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

~ Anton Chekhov

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

~ Dr. Suess

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~ Douglas Adams

Tag Archives | Digested Read

10 Reasons Why Top 10 Lists are Popular

We love top 10 lists. Here are 10 reasons why. 1. They are useful. They usually list the best aspects from a specific field or topic. 2. They are easy to read. With more information made available to consume every day comes the need to see it in organised lists. 3. They are interesting or […]

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John Crace’s New Digested Read: Great Expectations

Brideshead Revisited

Who doesn’t love John Crace? The creator of the “digested read” was in Cape Town recently for the Open Book festival; here’s his latest rumination, this time over a Dickens classic: It was Christmas Eve and I was alone in the nettled churchyard visiting the graves of my parents and their five infant children when […]

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