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It was never good enough to simply say, “You’re right, and I’m wrong;” I had to deeply, thoroughly examine why I was wrong, how and why the other person’s view differed, and to immediately develop a compelling argument against the position
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“According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.”
― The Symposium
― The Symposium
“In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find - if it's a good novel - that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little... But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed.”
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“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.”
― Flaubert's Parrot
― Flaubert's Parrot
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
Ask Guy Gavriel Kay - Tuesday, April 30th!
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Join us on Tuesday, April 30th for a special discussion with author Guy Gavriel Kay! Guy will be discussing his work, including his most recent book ...more
Gabrielle Zevin's The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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Gabrielle Zevin's latest book The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry tells the story of a bookseller with VERY strong opinions on books. This group is for peo ...more
Ask Lauren DeStefano - Tuesday, February 19th!
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Ask Ally Condie - Tuesday, March 12th!
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Join us on Tuesday, March 12th for a special discussion with author Ally Condie! Ally will be discussing her work, including the Matched trilogy in ...more
Megan S. Johnston hosts a Q & A
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...April 10th, 2013 to April 24th, 2013...
Bethany’s 2025 Year in Books
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