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A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all women, men, and children.
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.”
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.”
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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
Wodehouse cracks me up
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All Wodehouse, all the time. From Psmith to Blandings, from Uncle Fred to the incomparable Jeeves. Step right up, you'll be Right Ho-ing and stealing ...more
Alain de Botton
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— last activity Oct 27, 2010 02:00PM
A chance to discuss the work of Alain de Botton, especially the latest title, A Week at the Airport. Dates, October 18-24
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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— last activity Nov 24, 2025 08:49PM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
The Modern Library 100 Best Novels Challenge
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— last activity May 06, 2021 11:01AM
If you are working at reading your way through the Modern Library's Top 100 novels, join us! We will read one-two books per month together (depending ...more
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