Tag Archives: quotations

Reviving Ophelia: A Reading

Posted on March 22, 2013 by smellincoffee

“Most preadolescent girls are marvelous company because they are interested in everything — sports, nature, people, music, and books. Almost all the heroines of girls’ literature come from this age group — Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Pippi Longstocking and … Continue reading →

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A Reading

Posted on March 15, 2013 by smellincoffee

“I began to wonder what personal ideas I believed that weren’t true. I believed I was not athletic enough; too stupid; I believed I had to go to college; I believed the Astros were a more important team than the … Continue reading →

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Independence Wrap-up

Posted on July 8, 2012 by smellincoffee

This year I continued in my tradition of reading some appropriate books around the Fourth of July, starting with the excellent Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis and moving on to two collections. The first, Our Sacred Honor by William J. … Continue reading →

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Quotable Star Trek

Posted on July 5, 2010 by smellincoffee

Quotable Star Trek© 1999 ed. Jill Sherwin374 pages “…good words. That’s where ideas begin.” – David Marcus, The Wrath of Khan. With over seven hundred television episodes and eleven movies constituting its ‘canon’, Star Trek has a lot to say … Continue reading →

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Abounding Grace

Posted on April 24, 2009 by smellincoffee

Abounding Grace: An Anthology of Wisdom© 2000 ed. M. Scott Peck384 pages Abounding Grace is a strangely titled book of quotations, compiled and commented on by M. Scott Peck, a psychologist who wrote a number of so-called “self-help” books. The … Continue reading →

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