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“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.”
― Keeping a Rendezvous: Essays
― Keeping a Rendezvous: Essays
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.”
― Collected Essays
― Collected Essays
“I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
― Complete Essays, Vol. II: 1926-1929
― Complete Essays, Vol. II: 1926-1929
“He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it”
― Catch-22
― Catch-22
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This group is a place where people who enjoy cooking and all things "food" can come to discuss recipes, books, wine and food-related topics. Feel free ...more
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Do you adore a good piece of travel literature/travelogue? Than this is the group for you!
Our History
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This group is for anyone who is interested in history - biographies, narratives, hard history, historical fiction, alternate history, etc. - to share ...more
Art History
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— last activity Dec 15, 2017 09:10AM
For anyone interested in the history of art!
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