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This operating system rests on the belief that work is not inherently enjoyable—which is precisely why we must coax people with external rewards and threaten them with outside punishment.
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
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“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.”
― Mansfield Park
― Mansfield Park
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
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Metro Library ReadUp
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This is the online book club of the Metropolitan Library System.
Bookstagram Buddy Read - THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS
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A Bookstagram Buddy Read in honor of Black History Month with Jamise (@spinesvines) & Kate (@kate.olson.reads). ...more
Kelsey’s 2025 Year in Books
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