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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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“She was loyal and brave and as smart as a treeful of owls. By explaining her talents and legions of virtues, though, I would not be making my point, which is that the death of my dog hit me harder than the deaths of many people I have known, and this can’t be explained away by saying how good she was. She was. But what I was feeling was something else entirely. I came to realize in the months following Rose’s death, months that I referred to myself as being in the ditch, that there was between me and every person I had ever loved some element of separation, and I had never seen it until now. There had been long periods spent apart from the different people I loved, due to nothing more than circumstances. There had been arguments and disappointments, for the most part small and easily reconciled, but over time people break apart, no matter how enormous the love they feel for one another is, and it is through the breaking and the reconciliation, the love and the doubting of love, the judgment and then the coming together again, that we find our own identity and define our relationships. Except that I had never broken from Rose. I had never judged her or wanted her to be different, never wished myself free from her for a single day.”
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
“Forgiveness. The ability to forgive oneself. Stop here for a few breaths and think about this because it is the key to making art, and very possibly the key to finding any semblance of happiness in life.”
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
“How can so many things become a bore by middle age — philosophy, radicalism, and other fast foods — but heartbreak keeps its sting?”
― Less
― Less
“most importantly love
like its the only thing you know how
at the end of the day all this
means nothing
this page
where you're sitting
your degree
your job
the money
nothing even matters
except love and human connection
who you loved
and how deeply you loved them
how you touched the people around you
and how much you gave them”
― Brave Enough
like its the only thing you know how
at the end of the day all this
means nothing
this page
where you're sitting
your degree
your job
the money
nothing even matters
except love and human connection
who you loved
and how deeply you loved them
how you touched the people around you
and how much you gave them”
― Brave Enough
“It seemed to me that Babette and I, in the mass and variety of our purchases, in the sheer plenitude those crowded bags suggested, the weight and size and number, the familiar package designs and vivid lettering, the giant sizes, the family bargain packs with Day-Glo sale stickers, in the sense of replenishment we felt, the sense of well-being, the security and contentment these products brought to some snug home in our souls—it seemed we had achieved a fullness of being that is not known to people who need less, expect less, who plan their lives around lonely walks in the evening.”
― White Noise
― White Noise
After Work Book Club
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— 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!
— 227 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
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— last activity Apr 28, 2012 08:32PM
Folks Amy Darnell knows, who read books during the summer. :)
The Casual Vacancy Book Club
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— 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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