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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

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Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle, or, a better metaphor, if dated, the links of a long chain, and even if those links are never put back ...more

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“We are like water, aren’t we? We can be fluid, flexible when we have to be. But strong and destructive, too.” And something else, I think to myself. Like water, we mostly follow the path of least resistance.”
― Wally Lamb, We Are Water

tags: adversity, destructive, flexible, human-nature, life, path, resistance, self-awareness, strong, willful

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“If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage

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“Isolation offered its own form of companionship: the reliable silence of her rooms, the steadfast tranquility of the evenings. The promise that she would find things where she put them, that there would be no interruption, no surprise. It greeted her at the end of each day and lay still with her at night.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland

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Tackling the Pulitzer Prize Winners! — 817 members — last activity Jan 02, 2026 12:53PM
The Pulitzer Prize literature winners comprise a phenomenal collection of novels. Join us as we tackle the monumental task of reading all of the winne ...more

New & Noteworthy Book Club | Oxford Exchange — 21 members — last activity Jun 01, 2023 11:59AM
Discuss recent fiction with us! Book Club is moderated by the Oxford Exchange Bookstore and meets virtually every LAST WEDNESDAY of the month! Join us ...more

OE Original Book Club — 8 members — last activity Apr 05, 2021 06:29AM
Est. 2012 Join Tracy Bailey at Oxford Exchange on the second Tuesday of every month to discuss our monthly Book Club selection. $28 to attend the mon ...more

The Universal Book Haven — 6169 members — last activity 1 hour, 40 min ago
Where every story finds a reader, and every reader finds a home. A welcoming community for readers who believe that every book, no matter the genre, ...more