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There was an awful lot to be said for familiarity, if you thought about it. It was an extremely underrated virtue, ignorable until the very moment that you were in danger of losing whatever or whoever it was that was familiar—a house, a
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“Quand tu veux construire un bateau, ne commence pas par rassembler du bois, couper des planches et distribuer du travail, mais reveille au sein des hommes le desir de la mer grande et large.
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”
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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”
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“I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
― Walden and Other Writings
― Walden and Other Writings
“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
After Work Book Club
— 9 members
— last activity Mar 14, 2014 12:26PM
An offshoot of the Mills Faculty & Staff Club, a bunch of us decided we needed more time to talk about books. And so we meet. ...more
Ask Matthew Quick!
— 225 members
— last activity Jan 10, 2015 07:58AM
Matthew Quick's The Silver Linings Playbook was a runaway bestseller and an Oscar winning movie. This is your chance to ask Matthew a question. Ask ...more
Here, There, and Everywhere Summer Book Tour
— 3 members
— last activity Apr 28, 2012 08:32PM
Folks Amy Darnell knows, who read books during the summer. :)
The Casual Vacancy Book Club
— 933 members
— last activity Mar 11, 2015 03:53PM
Are you eagerly anticipating the new J.K. Rowling book The Casual Vacancy? If so, this is the group for you! We'll be hosting a week-long read-along, ...more
In Other Worlds Book Club
— 339 members
— last activity Jul 16, 2018 10:41PM
In Other Worlds is a science fiction & fantasy book club, hosted by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. We'll be reading and discussing new and classic titles, ...more
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