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  1. Tamora Pierce _ Alanna: The First Adventure

    Ah," Gary said dreamily. " 'Free time.' I've heard about that. Don't fool yourself, Fire-Top. What with extra hours of lessons for punishments, the extra work you get every day, free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight. We all face up to it sooner or later--the only free time you get here is what my honored sire chooses to give you, when he thinks you have earned it." "And he doesn't give it to you at night," Alex put in. "He gives it to you when you've been here awhile, on Market Day and sometimes a morning or afternoon all to yourself. But never at night. At night you study. During the day you study. In your sleep--
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  2. Tom Standage _ A History of the World in 6

    When coffee became popular in Oxford and the coffee houses selling it began to multiply, the university authorities tried to clamp down, worrying that coffee houses promoted idleness and distracted members of the university from their studies
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  3. William Shakespeare _ The Taming of the Shrew

    No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en
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  4. Rick Riordan _ The Hidden Oracle

    I see you like to study," I said. "Well done."Percy snorted. "I hate to study. I've been guaranteed admission with a full scholarship to New Rome University, but they're still requiring me to pass all my high school courses and score well on the SAT. Can you believe that? Not to mention I have to pass the DSTOMP.""The what?" Meg asked."An exam for Roman demigods," I told her. "The Demigod Standard Test of Mad Powers."Percy frowned. "That's what it stands for?""I should know. I wrote the music and poetry analysis sections.""I will never forgive you for that," Percy said.
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