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They had shown me that love was both the most free and the most costly thing in the world.
“Cut the darkness away, and every path becomes clear. Even the impossible.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
“And while the partial truth is that I don’t believe, the fuller truth is that I believe just enough that I’m uncomfortable talking about my not believing.”
― The Librarianist: A Novel
― The Librarianist: A Novel
“We are all given pain,” my mother had said when she was dying of an insidious infection. “It is our great gift. And none are spared in the giving. The Lights see to that.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
“You begin by denying value to whomever you wish to destroy. For once they doubt their value, hope simply drains away through their cracked worth. A much simpler way to claim souls.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
“And I realize I am coming to understand, to a fuller extent, how beauty ministers to the heart in a way nothing else can.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge
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This group is for those participating in The 52 Book Club's annual challenges! With 52 unique prompts released each year, the goal is to diversify our ...more
The American Novel Since 1945
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Yale posted a series of lectures entitled, "The American Novel Since 1945." This group will follow this lecture series. Your Host: Lisa of Troy (htt ...more
Book Buddies
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This is a place for us to discuss all the books we are already reading or have read and want to talk more about. I thought it would also be a great pl ...more
Carla’s 2025 Year in Books
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