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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

by Jonathan Haidt

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Aug 28, 2026 05:02AM

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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

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Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle, or, a better metaphor, if dated, the links of a long chain, and even if those links are never put back ...more

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“Brother, I am fire Surging under ocean floor. I shall never meet you, brother— Not for years, anyhow; Maybe thousands of years, brother. Then I will warm you, Hold you close, wrap you in circles, Use you and change you— Maybe thousands of years, brother.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

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“but the zebras captivate me. They’d be one of the few things that would fit if we were lucky enough to live in a world that’s black or white.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

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“Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I’ve decided, is only a slow sewing shut.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

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