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And ever since I was little my mother had told me, if you don’t know something, go to the library and look it up.
My parents always told us to "look it up" whenever we had a question of any kind.
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?” —GEORGE ELIOT”
― Dear Edward
― Dear Edward
“Just because you've never done something doesn't mean you can't start.”
― Miss Benson's Beetle
― Miss Benson's Beetle
“It struck her again: a life was such a short thing. All those things people carried, and struggled to carry, yet one day they would disappear, and so would the suffering inside them, and all that would be left was this. The trees, the moon, the dark.”
― Miss Benson's Beetle
― Miss Benson's Beetle
“But there were moments of joy. Even at its worst, life will offer such moments.”
― Miss Benson's Beetle
― Miss Benson's Beetle
“when we stop knowing how to use our hands to meet our most basic needs—we become estranged from nature, from the value and meaning of things, and from the empathy that we need to care for one another and our world.”
― Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live
― Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live
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From the sublime to the abstruse, from the bestsellers to the rightly unknown. To read the winners of the Nobel Prize in literature is a roller coaste ...more
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For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
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This is a group of people who practice yoga of any sort. Here we'll share books both directly related to yoga and also more general reads that help us ...more
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For those out there who are addicted to reading, knitting and Ravelry!
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Designed to help locate resources for new AND experienced vegetarians. Share books that have helped you as a vegetarian. Please feel free to add books ...more
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