“Maps, contour maps and all maps, intrigue us for the metaphors that they are: tools to give us a sense of something whose truth is far richer but without which we would perceive nothing and never find our bearings.”
― In the Light of What We Know
― In the Light of What We Know
“Our memories do not visit us in chronology, and the story we form by joining up the memories involves choices with the purpose of making a whole and finding a pattern.”
― In the Light of What We Know
― In the Light of What We Know
“Can making half the print small save the whole thing from its inherent contradiction?”
― In the Light of What We Know
― In the Light of What We Know
“If our mother so important to science, why can’t we get health insurance?”
― Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“that the truth is finer and that the only answers each of us hears are to the questions we are capable of asking.”
― In the Light of What We Know
― In the Light of What We Know
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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Home of the Virtual Book Club hosted by Dahlia & Valencia. This is a group for all those of all ages who enjoy books of all topics, themes, and genre ...more
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