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“When you painted on earth – at least in your earlier days – it was because you caught glimpses of heaven in the earthly landscape. The success of your painting was that it enabled others to see the glimpses too.”
― The Great Divorce
― The Great Divorce
“indeed one cannot earn love; love is not a reward, but a blessing.”
― Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
― Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was duty. I worked—and behold, duty was joy.”
― Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
― Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
“We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”
― Refusing Heaven
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”
― Refusing Heaven
“Hitler had argued that people would believe anything if it was repeated often enough and if disconfirming information was routinely denied, silenced, or disputed with yet more lies.”
― Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
― Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
Reading Classics, Chronologically Through the Ages
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— last activity Aug 11, 2025 10:22AM
This group began with a book called The Well-Educated Mind (TWEM) by Susan Wise Bauer, which is a wonderful guide to “The Great Books.” TWEM presents ...more
Camille’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Camille’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
611 books
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135 friends
841 books
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65 friends
1,177 books
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11 friends
96 books
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36 friends
155 books
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117 friends
3 books
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112 friends
333 books
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123 friends
279 books
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215 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Business, Christian, Classics, Fiction, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Self help, and Spirituality
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