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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

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I’ve been thinking lately about right-wing politics (haven’t we all), and how it is that conservatism (the social force) came to be associated with rapacious market capitalism. The connection is not obvious, at least to me, since markets ...more

Here One Moment

by Liane Moriarty

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by Florence Knapp

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“how to let someone down without breaking their heart; knowing how to sit with someone who is suffering; knowing how to host a gathering where everyone feels embraced; knowing how to see things from another’s point of view.”
― David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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“You’re a scientist,” he said. “Your job is to question things—to search for answers. But sometimes—and I know this for a fact—there just aren’t any.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

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“Hello, Creature, he transmitted as he pressed his ear into Elizabeth’s belly. It’s me, Six-Thirty. I’m the dog.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

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“When it came to equality, 1952 was a real disappointment.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

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“What’s wrong with believing in ourselves? Anyway, if stories must be used, why not rely on a fable or fairy tale? Aren’t they just as valid a vehicle for teaching morality? Except maybe better? Because no one has to pretend to believe that the fables and tales are true?”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

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