

“Everything man does today to be efficient, to fill the hour? It does not satisfy. It only makes him hungry to do more. Man wants to own his existence. But no one owns time. When you are measuring life, you are not living it.”
― The Time Keeper
― The Time Keeper

“Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.”
― The Time Keeper
― The Time Keeper

“But a desperate heart will seduce the mind.”
― The Time Keeper
― The Time Keeper

“But you grab a moment, or you let it pass.”
― The Time Keeper
― The Time Keeper

“He’s short, fat and, objectively speaking, not the most obvious choice of pin-up boy. But he’s smart, strong and he can probably do whatever’s necessary for a life of love. I think he’s the most beautiful man I will ever kiss,’ said Samy. ‘It’s strange that magnificent, good-hearted people like him don’t receive more love. Do their looks disguise their character so well that nobody notices how open their soul, their being and their principles are to love and kindness?”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop

Every month we will read one classic book from Jane Austin to S.E. Hinton. We will read novels, novellas, poems, plays, and short stories.

Here you can talk of all your favourite books and characters while making new friends. Doesn't matter if you love good old Jane Austin or obsess over ...more

This group began with a book called The Well-Educated Mind (TWEM) by Susan Wise Bauer, which is a wonderful guide to “The Great Books.” TWEM presents ...more
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