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"I bought this as part of an audiobook bundle. This is the middle book, which will be a palate cleanser between music biographies." — Apr 20, 2026 12:33PM
"I bought this as part of an audiobook bundle. This is the middle book, which will be a palate cleanser between music biographies." — Apr 20, 2026 12:33PM
“What are the stars but points in the body of God where we insert the healing needles of our terror and longing?
--Gravity's Rainbow, V699”
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--Gravity's Rainbow, V699”
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“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
“Man is not a circle with a single center; he is an ellipse with two focii. Facts are one, ideas are the other.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.”
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“It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
The Pale King
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— last activity Sep 04, 2011 08:00PM
Discussions about David Foster Wallace's posthumous release, The Pale King. ...more
DFW - The Broom of the System (group read)
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— last activity Dec 26, 2011 03:08PM
We will be reading David Foster Wallace's "The Broom of the System," starting October 1, 2011. Here's the reading schedule: https://docs.google.com/sp ...more
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