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The center of it all

October 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hubble telescope mosaic--center of universe

I have a pretty good imagination-alternate universes, time travel and vampires all seem possible. But I’m still amazed at reality. Like this mosaic from the Hubble Space Telescope, showing the galactic center.

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“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.” Logan Pearsall Smith in Afterthoughts, “Myself”

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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” J.D. Salinger in The Catcher in the Rye.

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Quote of the Day: Reading week

July 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed.” From The Marble Faun, Chapter XLI: Snowdrops and Maidenly Delights As quoted in WikiQuotes 

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