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“Was that the beginning, that evening—on the dock of Avilion, with the fireworks dazzling the sky? It's hard to know. Beginnings are sudden, but also insidious. They creep up on you sideways, they keep to the shadows, they lurk unrecognized. Then, later, they spring.”
― The Blind Assassin
― The Blind Assassin
“Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”
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“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
― Books and You
― Books and You
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“Faith in faith' he answered himself. 'It isn't necessary to have something to believe in. It's only necessary to believe that somewhere there's something worthy of belief.”
― The Stars My Destination
― The Stars My Destination
Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace
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Ask Lionel Shriver - Monday, June 24th!
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Join us on Monday, June 24th for a special discussion with author Lionel Shriver! Lionel will be discussing her new book Big Brother. Become a fa ...more
Terry’s 2025 Year in Books
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