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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― The Cost of Living
― The Cost of Living
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
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“I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.”
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“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
English 3H: G Block
— 14 members
— last activity Mar 23, 2010 12:30PM
This is a gathering, a colloquium, and a virtual library in which our class will meet on-line to discuss books, ask questions, recommend reads, and ma ...more
English 1: A Block
— 14 members
— last activity Apr 29, 2010 12:26PM
This is a group for Jennifer Selvin's A Block students to share books, discuss ideas, and stretch our understandings. ...more
English 1: C Block
— 14 members
— last activity Apr 28, 2010 11:46PM
This is a group for Jennifer Selvin's C block class. We'll use the site to read, record, and discover free choice books as well as discuss class texts ...more
English 3H:F Block
— 18 members
— last activity Mar 23, 2010 09:00AM
This is a gathering, a colloquium, and a virtual library in which our class will meet on-line to discuss books, ask questions, recommend reads, and ma ...more
English 1: C Block
— 16 members
— last activity Sep 23, 2010 08:04PM
This is a group for Jennifer Selvin's C Block students to share books, discuss ideas, and stretch our understandings. ...more
Jennifer’s 2025 Year in Books
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