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― The Road
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“A man bears the weight of his own body without knowing it, but he soon feels the weight of any other object. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that a man cannot forget- but not himself.”
― Every Man for Himself
― Every Man for Himself
“She wasn't a person to whom things happen. She did all the happenings.”
― Aiding and Abetting
― Aiding and Abetting
“For we live with those retrievals from childhood that coalesce and echo throughout our lives, the way shattered pieces of glass in a kaleidoscope reappear in new forms and are songlike in their refrains and rhymes, making up a single monologue. We live permanently in the recurrence of our own stories, whatever story we tell.”
― Divisadero
― Divisadero
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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
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I feel there is the need for a forum where we can discuss literature. Not just rate books and say how much we like them, but anything to do with liter ...more
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For those of you who wonder, as I do, if similar taste in books can translate to similar taste in music... This group is for posting mixtapes in a mo ...more
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TODAY BOOKS ARE NOT BURNED. THEY ARE BURIED. WE SHALL UNEARTH THEM.
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A group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and supporters interested in fun and stimulating conversation about books, movies, art, ...more
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