“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.”
― Selected Essays
― Selected Essays
“Good marriages push us—not to become someone else but to become the best version of ourselves.”
― Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself
― Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself
South Shore Readers
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A group for book lovers from the South Shore area of Massachusetts. We can discuss area bookstores, libraries, favorite books, book-related events, bo ...more
Gut Health Protocol
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— last activity Nov 16, 2017 02:39PM
A group formed to discuss The Gut Health Protocol by John Herron.
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