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Another life, I thought, might be like a second pass down the row of raspberry canes; there would be good things I had not come across in my first life, but I suspect I would find much of the fruit was already in my basket.
“A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.”
“That’s only three.”
Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”
― Beautiful Ruins
“That’s only three.”
Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”
― Beautiful Ruins
“It is true, I thought. I am living a life.”
― The Sisters Brothers
― The Sisters Brothers
“Your laughter is like cool water to me," I said. I felt my heart sob at these strange words, and it would not have been hard to summon tears: Strange. " "You are so serious all of a sudden," she told me. "I am not any one thing," I said. (137)”
― The Sisters Brothers
― The Sisters Brothers
“We can all of us be hurt, and no one is exclusively safe from worry and sadness.”
― The Sisters Brothers
― The Sisters Brothers
“I almost vomited in the boot! I was just about to vomit in the boot! Can you imagine how upset I would have been?”
― The Sisters Brothers
― The Sisters Brothers
Tournament of Books
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Cozy Mysteries
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For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind ...more
The Rooster!
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Ask Marisa de los Santos - October 16, 2012
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Ask Liane Moriarty - Tuesday, November 12!
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Join us on Tuesday, November 12th for a special discussion with #1 New York Times bestselling author author Liane Moriarty! Liane will be discussing h ...more
Beth’s 2025 Year in Books
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