“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”
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“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
“If watching television doesn't hasten death, it surely manages to make death very inviting; for television so shamelessly sentimentalizes and romanticizes death that it makes the living feel they have missed something - just by staying alive.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
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A writer whose acid wit and offhand, casual style defined English writing in the 30's. Writer of Brideshead Revisited, Scoop, Vile Bodies and The Swor ...more
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Join us for book discussions on veganism, animal rights, and/or social justice!
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Starting on December 1st and lasting through December 21st, Erik Marcus will lead a discussion of his book Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, & Money. We' ...more
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Vegans and vegan hopefuls join this group to discuss resources, literature, and topics concerning veganism. Health! Animal Rights! Environmentalism!
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Talks about the different things that harm animals in this world, what you can do to help the poor animals that are being mistreated, this group isn't ...more
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