“It was a pleasure to burn.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“People with no morals often considered themselves more free, but mostly they lacked the ability to feel or love.”
― Women
― Women
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Christ is one of the 'family' now. I often wonder if God recognizes his own son the way we've dressed him up, or is it dressed him down? He's regular peppermint stick now, all sugar crystal and saccharine - when he isn't making veiled references to certain commercial products that ever worshiper absolutely needs.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“I’d been staying at the Holiday Inn with my girlfriend, honestly the most beautiful woman I’d even known, for three days under a phony name, shooting heroin. We made love in the bed, ate steaks at the restaurant, shot up in the john, puked, cried, accused one another, begged of one another, forgave, promised, and carried one another to heaven.”
― Jesus' Son
― Jesus' Son
21st Century Literature
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For people interested in keeping up with the modern literary classics. We will be reading fiction and fine literature from 2000 to present, with the i ...more
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The Great American Read
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This group is inspired by PBS's "The Great American Read." Join us in reading and discussing books on the GAR list. All are welcome. #TGAR #Bookclub # ...more
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