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Many cultures consider an island to be the ideal home. First, because you’re surrounded by water, which is life. Second, because you’re isolated from the masses, which allows you to find yourself, to develop inner strengths you couldn’t
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“Kurt’s was a life that I find compelling, considering what he rose above and what he did with that circumstance. He used his pain to create art in the form of music, and that was surely admirable, whether you loved his music or not.”
― Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
― Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
“It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.”
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“Our paths intertwine with so many people, but there’s a meaningful gap between the real ones and those just passing through.”
― The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are
― The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are
“Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, might miss. Just sharing that truth can be a very powerful thing.”
― Decoded
― Decoded
“I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.”
― Othello
― Othello
Great African Reads
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Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. Buddy Reads Find someone to read along with!. Sh ...more
South African Kindle owners
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A group for South Africans who love reading on their Kindles.
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