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The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion

by Mircea Eliade

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King Rat

by China Miéville (Goodreads Author)

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The Prehistory of Sex: Four Million Years of Human Sexual Culture

by Timothy Taylor (Goodreads Author)

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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

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My struggle is your struggle, your burden is my burden.

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“he was taught by the river. Incessantly, he learned from it. Most of all, he learned from it to listen, to pay close attention with a quiet heart, with a waiting, opened soul, without passion, without a wish, without judgement, without an opinion.”
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

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“Often, they sat in the evening together by the bank on the log, said nothing and both listened to the water, which was no water to them, but the voice of life, the voice of what exists, of what is eternally taking shape.”
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

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“Next time you’re in a position to discipline, ask yourself, What is the message I’m sending here: I will judge and punish you? Or I will help you think and learn?”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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“Do teachers have to love all of their students? No, but they have to care about every single student.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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“There is a strong message in our society about how to boost children’s self-esteem, and a main part of that message is: Protect them from failure! While this may help with the immediate problem of a child’s disappointment, it can be harmful in the long run.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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