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Originally Posted by Sgoilear
At a Barnes and Noble working at the info center in the center of the store:
The Lady: "Excuse me, I'm looking for a book."
Me: "Ok. Can you tell me the title or who wrote it?"
The Lady: "Ummmm....no. I forgot. It has a red cover though and it turns out they were twins at the end."
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I had a couple of these when I was working at Waldenbooks.
Guy: I'm looking for this book, but I don't know the author or the title. It has a blue cover, if that helps.
Lady: I'm looking for this book, it has the word 'Cathedral' in the title...
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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