“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“To every man, in his acquaintance with a new art, there comes a moment when that which before was meaningless first lifts, as it were, one corner of the curtain that hides its mystery, and reveals, in a burst of delight which later and fuller understanding can hardly ever equal, one glimpse of the indefinite possibilities within.”
― Out of the Silent Planet
― Out of the Silent Planet
“We read to know we're not alone.”
― Shadowlands: A Play
― Shadowlands: A Play
“You don’t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily.”
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
Graham Greene
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A group dedicated to the extraordinary life and work of Graham Greene.
Evelyn Waugh
— 24 members
— last activity Feb 16, 2017 04:34AM
A writer whose acid wit and offhand, casual style defined English writing in the 30's. Writer of Brideshead Revisited, Scoop, Vile Bodies and The Swor ...more
Palm Of Choas
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— last activity Mar 30, 2011 08:24PM
The Palm Of Choas Book Club consists of two people: Karg and Mitch. One of us has sung for 7 Seconds and at one time was sponsored by H-Street. We dec ...more
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