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There is the humility of being a father to someone so powerful, as if he were only a narrow conduit for another, greater thing. That’s how it feels right now, he thinks, kneeling beside her, rinsing her hair: as though his love for his
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“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
― Books and You
― Books and You
“Kindness. The only possible method when dealing with a living creature. You'll get nowhere with an animal if you use terror, no matter what its level of development may be. That I have maintained, do maintain and always will maintain. People who think you can use terror are quite wrong. No, no, terror is useless, whatever its colour – white, red or even brown! Terror completely paralyses the nervous system.”
― Heart of a Dog
― Heart of a Dog
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.”
― Teacher and Child: A Book for Parents and Teachers
― Teacher and Child: A Book for Parents and Teachers
21st Century Book Club
— 141 members
— last activity Jun 22, 2017 06:31AM
For people interested in keeping up with the modern literary classics. We will be reading books of all genres from 2001 to present.
MAZA Bookclub
— 8 members
— last activity Jan 24, 2012 03:00AM
Επειδή η Μάζα, όταν δεν τρώει σουβλάκια, διαβάζει βιβλία.
It All Sounds Greek To Me
— 2829 members
— last activity 12 hours, 14 min ago
For all Goodreads members who are interested in greek literature or in greek language. For all the Greek members who are keen on greek literature or w ...more
Polina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Polina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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