“In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong.”
― Great Expectations
― Great Expectations
“There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.”
― Hard Times
― Hard Times
“You are fettered," said Scrooge, trembling. "Tell me why?"
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.”
― A Christmas Carol
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.”
― A Christmas Carol
“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
― Oliver Twist
― Oliver Twist
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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We meet on Zoom on the third Sunday of each month, from 6-8 p.m. MST. New members are always welcome. We read and discuss the classics of literature. ...more
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