A Commonplace Book

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Azaleas in bloom frame Burrator Reservoir and the high moors of Dartmoor beyond.[/caption]

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‘THERE IS NO PRIVATE HOUSE IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THEMSELVES SO WELL AS AT A CAPITAL TAVERN.’
—Samuel Johnson

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‘PEOPLE FROM A PLANET WITHOUT FLOWERS WOULD THINK WE MUST BE MAD WITH JOY THE WHOLE TIME TO HAVE SUCH THINGS ABOUT US.’
—Iris Murdoch

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‘HOW MUCH EASIER IT IS TO BE CRITICAL THAN TO BE CORRECT.’
—Benjamin Disraeli

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‘OF ALL GHOSTS THE GHOSTS OF OUR OLD LOVES ARE THE WORST.’
—Arthur Conan Doyle