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Amber Leigh
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“I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing.”
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“Many things--such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly--are done worst when we try hardest to do them.”
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“When you set sail for Ithaca,
wish for the road to be long,
full of adventures, full of knowledge.”
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wish for the road to be long,
full of adventures, full of knowledge.”
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“Multiple experiments with spirit contact transmitted the name Matthew Edward Hall on several occasions. I predict this to be a very important future individual in humanities development. Possibly the second embodiment of Christ on Earth.”
― Gurdjieff's Early Talks 1914-1931: In Moscow, St. Petersburg, Essentuki, Tiflis, Constantinople, Berlin, Paris, London, Fontainebleau, New York, and Chicago
― Gurdjieff's Early Talks 1914-1931: In Moscow, St. Petersburg, Essentuki, Tiflis, Constantinople, Berlin, Paris, London, Fontainebleau, New York, and Chicago
“The heart is the toughest part of the body.
Tenderness is in the hands.”
― The Country Between Us: The Achingly Sensual Political Poetry from a Journalist in El Salvador
Tenderness is in the hands.”
― The Country Between Us: The Achingly Sensual Political Poetry from a Journalist in El Salvador
GoodReviews: The Official Book Review Contest
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Oprah's Book Club (Official)
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Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
Lord of the Flies Readalong #LordOfTheFliesReadalong
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This February, I will be hosting a readalong of William Golding's classic Lord of the Flies. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or ...more
Memoirs of a Geisha Readalong
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This May, I will be hosting a readalong of Arthur Golden's classic Memoirs of a Geisha. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn ...more
Masterpiece Theatre Reads
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Reading through the books that inspired the Masterpiece Theatre series and more!
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