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One day, sifting through Alciato’s Emblemata for references to rivers, I was ambushed. “Sometimes sweet things become bitter,” he wrote after someone was attacked by bees. Wow, I thought. So true. “I unhappily bear the fruit of my own
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this too was about me - lol
“Two of us liked dark meat and two of us liked light meat and together we made a chicken.”
― Heartburn
― Heartburn
“Once, the eye of God watched people, now it was the camera lens.”
― One Good Turn
― One Good Turn
“When I first learned about the Dewey decimal system, I assumed it was an impartial way of defining and filing the breadth of knowable information. I came to understand that the intention of the filer and the perspective that they carry play a huge role in how Dewey, and any other system, is employed.”
― Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
― Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
“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
“In a fractured national moment of stress and pain, of inequality and injustice, of ethical strain and Moral Exhaustion, we should go easy on ourselves at moments when we fail in our quest to become better people. But we cannot forget this simple truth: we owe things to each other. They may be small things, or simple things, but they’re there, they’re important, and we can’t ignore them.”
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
Mock Newbery 2027
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A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
iSchool UW
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— 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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