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“Surrender to the treasures of books instead of entering into pointless relationships with men, who neglect you anyway, or going on crazy diets because you’re not thin enough for one man and not stupid enough for the next.”
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“Maybe that is what it takes to love someone. Finding a happy mystery you would like to unravel for ever.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“Hello, Dearest. I’m so glad it’s you!” I’ve come to believe that this is how God feels when I pray, even at my least attractive.”
― Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
― Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
“But in this notebook I would reconstruct the story I had begun, the story I kept beginning, until I had a story.”
― James
― James
“This is not a Western idea, but fathers and sons arrive at that relationship only by claiming that relationship: that is, by paying for it. If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. (But to pursue this further carries us far beyond the confines of the present discussion.)”
― The Devil Finds Work
― The Devil Finds Work
“When I creep into our bed, there is the joy and relief of a person entering a secret dimension. Here, I shall be useless. The world can go on without me. Here I shall be held by love.”
― The Sentence
― The Sentence
Our Book Club
— 5 members
— last activity Aug 13, 2014 05:47PM
a good book club for wonderful ladies
Beth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Beth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
321 books
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45 friends
580 books
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70 friends
654 books
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128 friends
177 books
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138 friends
470 books
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300 friends
3,077 books
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120 friends
502 books
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38 friends
436 books
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3 friends
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