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perfectionists are people who notice the difference between reality and an ideal more often than not and who feel compelled to actively bridge the gulf.
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“One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn't have to understand something to feel it. By the time the mind is able to comprehend what has happened, the wounds of the heart are already too deep.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Once, in my father's bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory to which, sooner or later—no matter how many books we read, how many worlds we discover, or how much we learn or forget—we will return.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
Book to Movie Club
— 9 members
— last activity Apr 18, 2014 10:15AM
A book club where we only read books with movies coming out this year. After reading the book we will pick a date to see the movie.
Friends Books Dinner MeetUp
— 10 members
— last activity Sep 26, 2015 10:32AM
We meet every other month in the Bethesda, Maryland area for dinner over a similar interests: books, food, wine, everyday life.
Happier Podcast Book Club
— 1775 members
— last activity May 28, 2023 01:09PM
Nothing makes me happier than reading a great book -- unless it's the chance to talk to other people who've loved that book as well. Elizabeth and I ...more
Katie’s 2025 Year in Books
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