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Broken people were everywhere: right there in the suburbs, with vaulted ceilings, oak doors, and nice mothers; in high rises; in crappy apartments; in grand estates, speaking different languages, loving other, different, broken people, all
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“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”
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“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
― Walden and Other Writings
― Walden and Other Writings
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“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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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!
— 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
— 3 members
— last activity Apr 28, 2012 08:32PM
Folks Amy Darnell knows, who read books during the summer. :)
The Casual Vacancy Book Club
— 934 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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