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'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides left me both moved and, at times, laughing out loud in delight. — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image
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The tale of the Divine Pity was never yet believed from lips that were not felt to be moved by human pity. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
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I was 19 when I got my first passport as an adult. I had moved from California to New York City and… — Timothy Hutton Copy Share Image
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If the motion of the earth were circular, it would be violent and contrary to nature, and could not be eternal, since… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
The Mackenzie had never met folk so poor in story and song and legends, and it moved him to a pity that… — S.M. Stirling Copy Share Image
We are all incarnate Buddhas. We just have not realized it deeply. We have not moved the mind - what our friend… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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