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“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
“I escaped physically,' he said. 'I haven't escaped psychologically.”
― Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
― Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
“how the internet is built to distend our sense of identity; second, how it encourages us to overvalue our opinions; third, how it maximizes our sense of opposition; fourth, how it cheapens our understanding of solidarity; and, finally, how it destroys our sense of scale.”
― Trick Mirror
― Trick Mirror
“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“There was consolation: The people you loved, they were always there with you, she had learned. Sometimes, she could be in front of a train kiosk or the window of a bookstore, and she could feel Noa's small hand when he was a boy, and she would close her eyes and think of his sweet grassy smell and remember that he had always tried his best. At those moments, it was good to be alone to hold on to him.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko
University of Sheffield Book Society
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— last activity Sep 10, 2016 11:24AM
We are Book Soc! We meet every other week to discuss a huge variety of books (suggested by our members and committee) and have socials too. Using this ...more
Amy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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