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"Finished Act 2 for AO read along and possibly the 2017 Back to the Classics challenge as well." Jan 09, 2017 12:18PM

 
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"Finished chapter 4 for AO read along." Jan 09, 2017 12:16PM

 
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Umberto Eco
“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

Mortimer J. Adler
“True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.”
Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Jonathan Tropper
“And the violence of the coupling itself, primitive and elemental, reminding us that we’re all just dumb animals clinging to our spot on the food chain, eating, sleeping, and fucking as much as possible before something bigger comes along and devours us.”
Jonathan Tropper, This is Where I Leave You

Thomas Pynchon
“Every weirdo in the world is on my wavelength.”
Thomas Pynchon

Jonathan Tropper
“We read off the ancient Hebrew words, with no idea of what they might mean, and the congregation responds with more words that they don’t understand either. We are gathered together on a Saturday morning to speak gibberish to each other, and you would think, in these godless times, that the experience would be empty, but somehow it isn’t.”
Jonathan Tropper, This is Where I Leave You

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