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I picked this up because it was referenced in Nicholas Day's How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin.
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“Waste of time? What time?!” Jess leans forward. “I’m sorry for making fun of you, really. But we’re made of time, baby.
“It’s not that I’m unaware of the suffering and the soon-to-be-more suffering in the world, it’s that I know the suffering exists beside wet grass and a bright blue sky recently scrubbed by rain. The beauty and the suffering are equally true.”
― Tom Lake
― Tom Lake
“Any story could be a comedy or a tragedy, depending on where you ended it. That was the magic. How the same story could be told an infinite number of ways.”
― This Time Tomorrow
― This Time Tomorrow
“Once, the eye of God watched people, now it was the camera lens.”
― One Good Turn
― One Good Turn
“Outside, the sun was glowing, and the air was thick with gray clouds of exhaust, sounds of drilling, and ice cream trucks singing. There was a black dog licking a dripping fire hydrant and cherry tomatoes set out like little jewels. Magnolia was thrilled by all of it.”
― Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
― Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
“Two of us liked dark meat and two of us liked light meat and together we made a chicken.”
― Heartburn
― Heartburn
Mock Newbery 2027
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— last activity Jun 06, 2026 04:52PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
iSchool UW
— 85 members
— last activity Mar 03, 2008 12:08PM
A place for iSchool students and alums to congregate and share a love of books.
Picture Book Readers of Seattle
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— last activity Mar 26, 2008 03:22PM
"In a picture book, both the words and the pictures are read" - Uri Shulevitz Post picture books you have enjoyed. Tell us what age you think it is m ...more
Booklust Spring 08
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— last activity May 28, 2008 02:28PM
I thought it might be fun to make a group to stay in touch about what we're reading...those of us who have Goodreads anyway. ...more
Short
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— last activity Feb 13, 2009 06:08AM
A place to discuss and find short fiction and short non-fiction.
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