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It was Madame who taught me that people come in many different shapes. That others’ expectations of us are not always right. That there are many routes to choose from on the journey we are all making toward death. That we might find
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“That is another chamber of my heart that shows no electrical activity - the chamber that used to flicker into life when I saw a film that moved me, or read a book that inspired me, or listened to music that made me want to cry. I closed that chamber myself, for all the usual reasons. And now I seem to have made a pact with some philistine devil: if I don't attempt to re-open it, I will be allowed just enough energy and optimism to get through a working day without wanting to hang myself.”
― How to Be Good
― How to Be Good
“Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.”
― Night
― Night
“Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow.”
― The Little Minister
― The Little Minister
“Love, it turns out, is as undemocratic as money, so it accumulates around people who have plenty of it already: the sane, the healthy, the lovable.”
― How to Be Good
― How to Be Good
History, Medicine, and Science: Nonfiction and Fiction
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Discussion about the fascinating stories of our scientific and medical past
Classics Without All the Class
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You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they ne ...more
South Jersey Book Club
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Our Shared Shelf
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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