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Stella leaned on the rail, fascinated and horrified. The churning of the engines went on unheeded. She hardly realised that they were leaving until the marine world quivered and broke with the movement of the ship. The jetty drew slowly
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“Steadfast Seas and Mountains
The lofty mountains and the seas,
Being mountains, being seas,
Both exist and are real.
But frail as flowers are the lives of men,
Passing phantoms of this world.”
― Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry
The lofty mountains and the seas,
Being mountains, being seas,
Both exist and are real.
But frail as flowers are the lives of men,
Passing phantoms of this world.”
― Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry
“The most difficult thing to read is time. Maybe because it changes so many things.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“If I just keep putting one foot in front of the other, it stands to reason that I'm going to get there. I've begun to think we sit far more than we're supposed to." He smiled. "Why else would we have feet?”
― The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
― The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
“Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.”
― 1984
― 1984
The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group
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“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more
MyNextList (former FictFact) Users
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MyNextList from the minds of the people behind @fictfact.
Giller Prize Books
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The Giller Prize is a prestigious annual award given out each fall in Canada. The winner receives $500,000. A list of 13 books are nominated each year ...more
Ask Susan Wittig Albert about A WILDER ROSE
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Susan will be available Nov. 5-8 (with occasional drop-ins on Nov. 3 & 4) to answer questions and discuss her latest novel, A WILDER ROSE. ...more
Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
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Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more
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