https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

look at maps only in the car, mute whatsapp and then check it from time to time.

seems pretty straightforward.

>The main source for the events of the battle is Herodotus. According to his account, the Spartans held Thermopylae for three days, and although ultimately defeated, they inflicted serious damage on the Persian army. Most importantly, this delayed the Persians' progress to Athens, providing sufficient time for the city's evacuation to the island of Salamis.

>Though a tactical defeat, Thermopylae served as a strategic and moral victory, inspiring the Greek forces to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Salamis later the same year and the Battle of Plataea one year later.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molon_labe

Yes, when it comes to irl mountains you could have a lift that stops along the way. And when it comes to irl books, there is no way to bypass the journey, so to speak.

Also, just a note: it's usually not fun, nor interesting, to quibble and nitpick analogies, that's not what they're there for.

no

Good literature is difficult (not always, of course). Just like you can't go from a couch potato to running a marathon in one day, you can't jump from Brandon Sanderson to enjoying Gormenghast (or something like the The Worm Ouroboros). It's impossible. It takes effort, it takes time and it takes a lot of reading to appreciate what the real masters can do with mere words.

and the british have: obviously, innit, fam, right, know what I mean, etc

if you one broccoli head with one pound of icecream then sure, you will feel hungry again quite soon

the children will rejoice, they were yearning for the mines after all. and being maimed by mechanical looms and being burned alive in sweatshops[1]

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fi...

is zX41ZdbW either?