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Mark Twain
“You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?”
Mark Twain

Joseph Campbell
“If you want to understand what's most important to a society, don't examine its art or literature, simply look at its biggest buildings.”
Joseph Campbell

Henri Charrière
“I’ve known this a long time, because when Napoleon III created the bagnes and was asked: “But who will guard these bandits?” he answered: “Worse bandits.”
Henri Charrière, Papillon

Mark Twain
“If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be—a Christian.”
Mark Twain, Notebook

Socrates
“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
Socrates

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The Early Germanic Book Club (EGBC) is a group read of four books (initially at least, we might go for more if this works well) exploring both histori ...more
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