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“Let me die the moment my love dies.
Let me not outlive my own capacity to love.
Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”
― Metamorphoses
Let me not outlive my own capacity to love.
Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”
― Metamorphoses
“because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’.”
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“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger
“There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words--the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers who won't do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.”
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“For some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears,' for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house.' The moral of 'Snow White' is 'Never eat apples.' The moral of World War I is 'Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand.”
― The Wide Window
― The Wide Window
The Finer Things Club
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— last activity Oct 22, 2009 08:33AM
A book club for girls that like books, but, sadly cannot see each other in person to have the meetings!
LOST Book Club
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Do you plan on eventually reading every book Sawyer reads on LOST or every book shown on LOST? Whether you plan to or not, join the club of watching a ...more
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