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learning itself is best done slowly to accumulate lasting knowledge, even when that means performing poorly on tests of immediate progress. That is, the most effective learning looks inefficient; it looks like falling behind.
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“She said that everything had colour in her thought; the months of the year ran through all the tints of the spectrum, the days of the week were arrayed as Solomon in his glory, morning was golden, noon orange, evening crystal blue, and night violet. Every idea came to her mind robed in its own especial hue. Perhaps that was why her voice and words had such a charm, conveying to the listeners' perception such fine shadings of meaning and tint and music.”
― The Golden Road
― The Golden Road
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
Indian Readers
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"For Indians /non Indians/Earthlings/Aliens, who have a zeal to read and are passionate about books" says the Creator of this group :) To add to it, ...more
Magic Realism
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Magic realism is a global and varied mode of literature, from the early twentieth century European works which made the everyday seem magical, to the ...more
Pick-a-Shelf
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The purpose to this group is to challenge all you avid readers out there to expand your reading beyond your preferred genres. Who knows you may find s ...more
Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
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Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more
The Life of a Book Addict
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