“His beauty shall in these black lines be seen, and they shall live, and he in them still green.”
― Shakespeare's Sonnets
― Shakespeare's Sonnets
“I wonder why people work so hard to become politicians just in order to do something wrong.”
― Lieutenant Lookeast, and other stories;
― Lieutenant Lookeast, and other stories;
“When he left the store, she said thank you for the second time and, with her eyes on his back as he walked away, inexplicably sensed a life teeming with stories that needed to be told.”
― A Man
― A Man
“But the result is that I’m able to get in touch with my life indirectly through someone else’s. And I’m able to think about the things that I need to think about. There’s no way for me to do this directly. My body rejects it every time I try. That’s why I said it’s sort of like reading a novel. No one can deal with their suffering on their own. We all seek someone else to be the conduit for our emotions.”
― A Man
― A Man
Public Domain Readers
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A group dedicated to books that are available for free. In this group we talk about public-domain books, where to get them, what books are available o ...more
Books Almost Nobody Reads (But Should)
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What oldish unread stuff should more people be reading? Do you love riveting out compelling stories from the back shelves of used bookstores? Are you ...more
Walter’s 2025 Year in Books
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