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“If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads.”
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“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.”
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“Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.”
― Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
― Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
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Catholic Thought
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This group is dedicated to the great enjoyment derived from Catholic theological and spiritual reading when combined with the outlooks and opinions of ...more
Les Miserables Unabridged
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— last activity Jan 10, 2018 12:52PM
An in-depth book discussion of Les Miserables (unabridged) by Victor Hugo. Translations by Donougher or Fahnestock and MacAfee are recommended, but yo ...more
AMDG
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— last activity Jul 19, 2018 11:58PM
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Another place for What God is Not listeners to congregate! Here we'll talk about what we're reading and would love to hear from you on what you're rea ...more
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