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New Seeds of Contemplation

by Thomas Merton

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On Conan Doyle

by Michael Dirda

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“We live as we dream--alone....”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

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“I talk to God but the sky is empty.”
― Sylvia Plath

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“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...”
― Dwight D. Eisenhower

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“I've been riding on the crest of a slump lately.”
― Tom Waits

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“Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.”
― P. J. O'Rourke

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