Brent Legault

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“There are teachers and students with square minds who are by nature meant to undergo the fascination of catagories. For them, 'schools' and 'movements' are everything; by painting a group symbol on the brow of mediocrity, they condone their own incomprehension of true genius.”
― Vladimir Nabokov

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“She wanted butter. She wanted lots of butter.”
― Agatha Christie, Hallowe'en Party

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“Do not, do not, do not books for ever
hammer at people like perpetual bells?
When, between two books, silent sky appears: be glad.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke

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“I bought an energy bar, and as I ate it a great weariness came over me.”
― Sam Lipsyte

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“There's something vile (and all the more vile because ridiculous) in the tendency of feeble men to make universal tragedies out of the sad comedies of their private woes.”
― Fernando Pessoa

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GenCenzy Reading Frenzy — 1 member — last activity Apr 14, 2020 08:15AM
Welcome, readers! This is a group for ESOL 3 and 4 students at the Genesis Center. Here you can talk about books or stories you have read for class or ...more

Boris Vian — 74 members — last activity Aug 23, 2014 03:59PM
Super duper discussions on the works of Boris Vian

Q&A with Sam Lipsyte — 32 members — last activity Apr 09, 2010 08:05AM
I'm hosting a discussion of my new novel THE ASK from March 15th-26th, answering questions while on tour. Please invite your friends to this group. L ...more