The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.
May 19, 2011
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"The race is long. It is better to drive within oneself and finish the race behind the other than it is to drive too hard and crash."
All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears --- of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words "Some Assembly Required."
It is much harder to judge yourself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself, it's because you're truly a wise man.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery, THE LITTLE PRINCE
May 17, 2011
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In this personal essay, author Rachel Simon discusses the events in her life that inspired her new novel The Story of Beautiful Girl, the latest Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
I've often said the only thing standing between me and greatness is me.
May 16, 2011
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Lily King is the award-winning author of The Pleasing Hour and The English Teacher, which has garnered much praise and critical acclaim. Her third book, Father of the Rain, follows Daley Amory as she watches the destruction of her parents' marriage against the backdrop of the last days of Richard Nixon's presidency.
It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.
One man's style must not be the rule of another's.
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Jane Austen, EMMA
May 14, 2011
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Elena Gorokhova is the author of the breathtaking memoir A MOUNTAIN OF CRUMBS, one of The Christian Science Monitor’s “10 Best Mother’s Day Books of 2010,” which is now available in paperback. Today, she shares the incredible story of her award-winning mother, who has dedicated her life to the service of others.
Photo: Elena and her mother.