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  • I had long ago discovered that when a word or formula refused to come to mind the best thing for it was to think of something else: tigers for instance or oatmeal. Then when the fugitive word was least expecting it I would suddenly turn the full blaze of my attention back onto it catching the culprit in the beam of my mental torch before it could sneak off again into the darkness.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alan Bradley Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Long Ago Quotes
  • For luck you carried a horse chestnut and a rabbit?s foot in your right pocket. The fur had been worn off the rabbit?s foot long ago and the bones and the sinews were polished by the wear. The claws scratched in the lining of your pocket and you knew your luck was still there.
  • 4 years ago



    Tags : Ernest Hemingway Quotes , Horse Quotes , Long Ago Quotes