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Exhalation
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It cheers me to imagine that the air that once powered me could power others, to believe that the breath that enables me to engrave these words could one day flow through someone else’s body. I do not delude myself into thinking that this
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“List of everyday acts of bravery:
1. Being a woman
2. Giving a damn”
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1. Being a woman
2. Giving a damn”
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“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

“Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful.”
― Last Stop on Market Street
― Last Stop on Market Street

“We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.”
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

“You can know things all you like, and someday you might believe them.”
― The War I Finally Won
― The War I Finally Won

A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.

A place for iSchool students and alums to congregate and share a love of books.

"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

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

A place to discuss and find short fiction and short non-fiction.
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