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“It’s just—lately I’ve been wondering whether having all of our material needs met from birth has been a positive aspect of our lives. It seems to me it may have resulted in some absence of yearning or striving in us. The quest, I like to
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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“...the notion of the classroom as an intellectual community gets lost when conference rooms by the principal's office are turned into data rooms - rooms in which walls, floor to ceiling, are covered with test scores of every child in the school - and "Days Until the TEST" banners greet students and parents as they enter the school. That, at the very least, suggests the school is more interested in making sure students pass a test than in creating an intellectual community.”
― Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading
― Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading
“You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day. You have to keep remembering all the bad things.”
― The Light Between Oceans
― The Light Between Oceans
“That life - whatever else it is - is short. That fate is cruel but maybe not random. That Nature (meaning Death) always wins but that doesn’t mean we have to bow and grovel to it. That maybe even if we’re not always so glad to be here, it’s our task to immerse ourselves anyway: wade straight through it, right through the cesspool, while keeping eyes and hearts open. And in the midst of our dying, as we rise from the organic and sink back ignominiously into the organic, it is a glory and a privilege to love what Death doesn’t touch.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand on, or you will be given wings to fly.”
― The Summer King
― The Summer King
Love of Reading
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— last activity 32 minutes ago
This is a book club for women who love to read and enjoy discussing books. Love of Reading is a place where you can relax and make yourself at home. W ...more
*1001 Five Star Books*
— 231 members
— last activity Apr 02, 2026 09:38PM
We need your help to put together a list of 1001 Five Star Books. Before requesting to join, we kindly ask that you take a moment and read our rule ...more
Literally Dead Book Club
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— last activity Feb 18, 2026 12:04PM
A mostly monthly book club (February-November) focused on thriller/mystery/horror hosted by BooksandLala and a rotating set of wonderful co-hosts! li ...more
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