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GRIEF AND REGRET

Cormac McCarthy:
Grief is the stuff of life. A life without grief is no life at all.

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THE BONDS OF READING

Cormac McCarthy:
…having read even a few dozen books in common is a force more binding than blood.

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MAKING A READING PLAN

I spent a couple of hours yesterday making up a list of 20 books to read in fall 2023.

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THE PRACTICE OF WRITING

Albert Einstein:
The most important method of education … always has consisted of that in which the pupil was urged to actual performance.

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RESPECTING TRADITION AT THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Years ago, I visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC shortly after it opened. I was overwhelmed by the different exhibits.

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ON TURNING 70

As I approached my 70th birthday last week, I realized that 70 suddenly doesn’t seem all that old any more.

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