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“I am sailing in uncharted water and my old life is a distant shore, still visible through the haze of retrospection but receding to a grey line on the horizon.”
― Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
― Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
“fundamentalist religion does. It refutes not by evidence but by authority”
― A Little History of Religion
― A Little History of Religion
“The power of myth lies in its ability to represent ourselves to ourselves. A myth is a story that expresses, but does not explain a universal human experience...The best myths have immediacy. We get them, see ourselves through them. They are mirrors.”
― Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt
― Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt
“Readers of these memoirs, know that I have never been very religious. I am not ashamed of this fact. I have endeavoured to be a good woman nonetheless, and to do good for those around me.”
― The Voyage of the Basilisk
― The Voyage of the Basilisk
“Even if I crack the code somehow, it doesn't change the fact that Blue isn't interested. He found out who I am. And now it's broken, and I don't know what to do. I told him I understand if he's not attracted to me. I tried to make it sound like I don't mind. But I don't understand. And I totally mind”
― Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
― Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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A book club set up for members of the University of Surrey Veterinary Society to share interesting reads both fiction and non-fiction for the purpose ...more
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