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phenomenal so far. Bryson has a way with words and helping the layman understand the most complex.
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“Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.”
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.”
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“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”
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“As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So?”
― The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
― The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. Those who do not do it, think of it as a cousin of stamp collecting, a sister of the trophy cabinet, bastard of a sound bank account and a weak mind.”
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Avid Bookshop
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Avid Bookshop is a community-focused independent bookstore in Athens, Georgia. We sell new & used books at 493 Prince Ave. and online at http://www.av ...more
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