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“Imagining, I've come to understand, is crucial for conflict resolution. When faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges, it is our ability to envision possibilities beyond the immediate and the obvious that paves the way for solutions. Imagination allows us to step outside of entrenched positions and explore new perspectives, to conceive of compromises that were previously invisible. In those moments of heated debate or silent tension, it is the imaginative mind that can visualize a reality where both sides find common ground, a landscape of understanding and harmony that has never yet existed. By daring to dream of what could be rather than resigning ourselves to what is, we unlock the potential for true and lasting resolution by bridging divides and forging new paths where none seemed possible.
This is where books come in. If imagination is the rocket then books are the rocket fuel. They supercharge the mind and help it see beyond what it can conceive on its own.”
― Into the Uncut Grass
This is where books come in. If imagination is the rocket then books are the rocket fuel. They supercharge the mind and help it see beyond what it can conceive on its own.”
― Into the Uncut Grass
“I have come to understand that author, art, and audience all adore one another. They create a tissue, a web, a network.”
― Death of the Author
― Death of the Author
“That is what boredom is, the moment with no edge.”
― Wrong Norma
― Wrong Norma
“A small 'self' suffers and causes suffering, [while] a love of the living world lets single identities and selfhoods expand and encompass other beings, entities and whole landscapes, such that the self becomes a spacious thing.”
― Is a River Alive?
― Is a River Alive?
“Life is prolonged when you walk. Walking expands time rather than collapses it.”
― Walking: One Step at a Time
― Walking: One Step at a Time
Johnson County Library Teen Reading Club
— 294 members
— last activity Sep 28, 2013 07:14PM
Summer Reading for Teens has moved! Join us at our new home to win great prizes like a Kindle Fire HD and jump passes to Skyzone!
Bookbent
— 42 members
— last activity Feb 22, 2016 05:13AM
What’s your bent? We're an online bookclub for teens talking about LGBTQ books. Don’t worry about trying to get someplace at a special time—we’re alwa ...more
JCL Library Staff
— 4 members
— last activity Aug 24, 2009 11:52AM
This is an experimental group for staff from the Johnson County Library!
Kansas City Public Library
— 324 members
— last activity Nov 13, 2015 07:36AM
The Kansas City Public Library is dedicated to building and serving a community of readers.
Guy's Book Club
— 43 members
— last activity Dec 01, 2017 08:25PM
I made this so there would be a group made specifically for guys who don't want to hear girls chatter on about which fictional character they would ra ...more
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