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Donovan Mattole
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“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.”
― Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
― Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”
― The White Album
― The White Album
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”
― Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
― Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
The Memoir Book Group
— 54 members
— last activity Apr 18, 2026 09:50AM
The Memoir Book Group started in the Portland, Oregon Metro area...took a hiatus when the group leader moved to the east coast and is now starting bac ...more
Borders Bookstore alumni & friends
— 36 members
— last activity Oct 16, 2008 04:32PM
If you have ever worked for Borders and loved the books, the books...and the books. Even if you still work there - come share what you are loving to r ...more
Q & A with David Maine
— 45 members
— last activity Oct 24, 2013 09:49AM
So, I have a little time these days and thought it would be a cool thing to meet up with readers who might be curious about what I'm doing these days, ...more
Donovan’s 2025 Year in Books
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