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“Home is not where you have to go but where you want to go; nor is it a place where you are sullenly admitted, but rather where you are welcomed – by the people, the walls, the tiles on the floor, the followers beside the door, the play of life, the very grass.”
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“I realise there's something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they're experts at letting things go.”
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“Let some holy ambition invade our souls, so that, dissatisfied with mediocrity, we shall eagerly desire the highest things and shall toil with all our strength to obtain them, since we may if we wish.”
― Oration on the Dignity of Man
― Oration on the Dignity of Man
“If we are ever going to dwell in the house of the Lord, I believe, we do so now. If any house is divinely made, it is this one here, this great whirling mansion of planets and stars.”
― Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World
― Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World
The Penguin Press
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Welcome to our Goodreads Group for The Penguin Press! We like to say that we publish "ideas that matter and storytelling that lasts," and some of our ...more
Human Origins—Explorations and Discussions in Anthropology, Biology, Archaeology, and Geology
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An informal on-line “bulletin-board” resource for readers interested in staying abreast of the current state-of-knowledge and the latest books, techni ...more
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