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Bethel Daze by Gary Alt

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And we loved George, the man the owl was named after. George was an affable man. Sort of cute. Comical, in an unintentional way. I don’t even remember what his job was on the GB, or what committees he served on. I think his job in that ...more

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Sure wish I met Ray, he sounds like a wonderful man to hang around! I remember being told that he left, then was kicked out and being called an apostate; but I was in a different world at the time. It was interesting to have a peek behind the curtain through these books, one by Ray and now by Gary!

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“What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.”
― Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook

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“Everyone forgets Icarus also flew.”
― Jack Gilbert, Refusing Heaven: Poems

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“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something.”
― Neil Gaiman

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“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

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“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”
― Doris Lessing

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