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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

I have a theory

"I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profund by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it"

Plato

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Rowena said...: I had to scroll down quite a bit to find that photo. Plato was that deep eh? (kidding); October 25, 2013 at 11:45 AM
dario said...: Ahah.... no, i don't think he was that deep, because if he wrote that sentence, he was still alive :-); October 25, 2013 at 11:54 AM

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January 2008:
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March 2008:
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April 2008:
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May 2008:
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June 2008:
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July 2008:
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August 2008:
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September 2008:
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December 2008:
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January 2009:
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February 2009:
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April 2009:
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May 2009:
- A. Camilleri, Il sonaglio
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June 2009:
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  Original title: Regard Persan [Paris, 2009]
- M. Mehran, Caffè Babilonia
  Original title: Pomegranate Soup [London, 2005]
July 2009:
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- C. Ruiz Zafón, Marina
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September 2009:
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October 2009:
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November 2009:
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December 2009:
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January 2010:
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March 2010:
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April 2010:
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May 2010:
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June 2010:
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July 2010:
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August 2010:
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November 2010:
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December 2010:
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June 2011:
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July 2011:
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September 2011:
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October 2011:
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January 2012:
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February 2012:
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March 2012:
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June 2012:
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October 2012:
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November 2012:
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December 2012:
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May 2013:
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July 2013:
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October 2013:
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December 2013:
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January 2014:
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February 2014:
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April 2014:
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  Original title: The Secret History [1992] (eBook)
June 2014:
- C. Läckberg, La sirena
  Original title: Sjöjungfrun [2008] (eBook)
July 2014:
- S. King, The dome
  Original title: Under The Dome [2009] (eBook)

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