Robin Rountree

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Book cover for Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Giordano Bruno, the sixteenth-century astronomer burned at the stake for believing Earth was not the center of the universe, as a hero. According to legend, before his execution Bruno quipped, “Ignorance is the most delightful science in ...more
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“Kindness may be the most difficult of virtues, but when I have encountered it, it has meant everything to me.”
George Hodgman

“I am an unlikely guardian. A month ago I thought the Medicare doughnut hole was a breakfast special for seniors. I am a care inflictor.”
George Hodgman, Bettyville: A Memoir

Anna Quindlen
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
Anna Quindlen

“When dealing with older women, a trip to a hairdresser and two Bloody Marys goes further than any prescription drug. . . .”
George Hodgman, Bettyville: A Memoir

John Hodgman
“Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.”
John Hodgman

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