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took no exercise, indulged in no amusements, and worked incessantly, often spending eighteen or nineteen hours out of the twenty-four in writing.

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

It took a special kind of madness to try to be a pirate and a good man at the same time.

Seaborne #1: The Lost Prince

I dropped out of school in the fourth grade to work in a shoe factory before I took up farming. I grew salmon—on trees.

Sleepwalking is restercise

Because God took one look at Adam and said, 'Wow. This guy's going to need all the help he can get.' And here we are.

Simple Secrets

Imagine what the world might have been like if Larry and Sergey instead became professors or took a job at Microsoft.

Startups Open Sourced

I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time.

The Shadow of the Wind

Life and Death took a break, weary from their burdensome role. Nobody lived or died that day.

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 2

Thrilled with the knowledge that she loved me, it took me a moment to realize that she was angry. I found her tantrum irresistible." #Ren

Tiger's Curse

Perhaps forgiveness wasn’t a singular event, but a progression, or better, a dance that took some figuring before you could perform the steps.

Talking to the Dead

It took a lot of work to be perfect. If you didn’t want to break a sweat, there was no point in even bothering.

The Truth About Forever

Criticism involves taking a position, Mr. Day. How long has it been since you took a considered position on anything important?

Paris in April

Like many human beings, he took the least sign of conversation as his cue to make noise.

The Poisonwood Bible

The greatest performances where when fingertips took away a very thin veil between people and uncovered the universe in its entirety.

The Quiet Girl

Katey's the hottest bookworm you'll ever meet. If you took all the books that she's read and piled them in a stack, you could climb to the Milky Way.

Rules of Civility

He was an introverted kid, so I didn’t send him to his room as punishment. No, I took him to a party.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

The picture is bad because the photographer was poor. I took the picture myself, and you can clearly tell I have no money.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I did something so stupid last night that I can’t even speak about it today. I took a vow of silence.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I took a shortcut and saved a ton of time. Literally 2,000 pounds of it. Now I have extra time and love to give to you.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I’m as deadly as a marine, when compared to marine plant life. It took lots of water, sunlight, and standing still to get this badass.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I took a deep breath, however, and followed my rule of never speaking frankly to women in moments of emotion. No good comes of this.

Under the Net

Your pretty empire took so long to build, now, with a snap of history's fingers, down it goes.

V for Vendetta