Courtney

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Courtney’s Quotes

“If the tower is everywhere and the knight of deliverance no proof against its magic,what else?”
― Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49

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“He would talk to them of stories and books, and explain to them how stories wanted to be told and books wanted to be read, and how everything that they ever needed to know about life and the land of which he wrote, or about any land or realm that they could imagine, was contained in books. And some of the children understood, and some did not.”
― John Connolly, The Book of Lost Things

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“When the Italian poet Dante described the center of hell in his poem The Divine Comedy, he got it wrong. The epicenter of Hades isn't Satan trapped in a block of ice munching on Judas Iscariot like an everlasting carrot stick. The center of hell is a restaurant on Mother's Day.”
― Steve Dublanica, Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

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Courtney’s Groups

Blinded by Science Book Club — 44 members — last activity Oct 05, 2016 06:09AM
An online book club for bioscience enthusiasts. Come for the books, stay for the witty footnotes and subject-matter expertise! No boring books, promis ...more

Farmington Books & Beer Break — 34 members — last activity Dec 19, 2022 07:09PM
This book club is open to new members by invitation. We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Farmington, MI.

Beaumont BWell Book Club — 10 members — last activity Aug 06, 2019 01:41PM
Employees at Beaumont-Dearborn reading books relating to health and wellness.