It is a strange kind of fire, the fire of self-righteousness, which gives us such pleasure by its warmth but does so little to banish the darkness.
“You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already gone by you take no heed. You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, though all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last.”
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Broken Earth ReadAlong
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We will be reading the "Broken Earth" series together, sharing our thoughts and enjoy this awesome, heart breaking series. ...more
We will be reading the "Broken Earth" series together, sharing our thoughts and enjoy this awesome, heart breaking series. ...more
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The next challenge begins January 2 ...more
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The next challenge begins January 2 ...more
Girls’ Night In Book Club
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Join our #GNIBookClub! The Girls' Night In community votes on and reads a book every month. We discuss the work during the time period selected (usua ...more
Join our #GNIBookClub! The Girls' Night In community votes on and reads a book every month. We discuss the work during the time period selected (usua ...more
Books & Boba
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This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more
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