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“The good Earth - we could have saved it, but we were too damn cheap and lazy.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates' debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Every way you look at this you lose”
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Going to the candidates' debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Every way you look at this you lose”
―
“Art suffers the moment other people start paying for it. The more you need the money, the more people will tell you what to do. The less control you will have. The more bullshit you will have to swallow. The less joy it will bring.”
― Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
― Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
“Any established church is an established crime, an established slave pen.”
― A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
― A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
“Those first few weeks are a delirious blur of memories: a welcome dinner for new members in Statuary Hall, where Eve and I were seated with Dick Gephardt and his wife, Jane, laughing about how Adam and Eve were dining with Dick and Jane”
― Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
― Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
The Evolution of Science Fiction
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We read Science Fiction from all ages, rotating group reads from Proto SF to the latest, & all authors from Abbott to Zelazny. ...more
The Novella Club
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A book group devoted to reading and discussing novellas (one a month). Definition of NOVELLA 1) a story with a compact and pointed plot 2) a work of ...more
Steinbeck fans
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Anyone who appreciates good, solid Steinbeck writing is encouraged to join. I would love to meet more people who love his writing and want to talk abo ...more
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