
Category: Book Discussion
Notes, thoughts, feedback from JMRL book groups


“They did what other human beings looking for freedom, throughout history, have often done. They left.”

“The only true threat to birds that has ever existed is us.”

Brown Baggers Annual Selection Meeting – 2021

“Rules existed for a reason: if you followed them, you would succeed; if you didn’t, you might burn the world to the ground.”

“Life was like that…we grew up with the duty to make it difficult for others before they made it difficult for us.”

“We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck.”

“The Mythology of New Orleans…”

“That evening around dusk, she hiked up to Maryland Heights and sat on a cliff looking down upon the picturesque little town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.”

“Peter swept aside Yogi Tea and Harmony Herbal Blend, though he hesitated a second over the chamomile. But no. Violent death demanded Earl Grey.”

“Sometimes we have to do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions, not answers.”

“I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it’s crazy, but that’s the only thing I’d really like to be. I know it’s crazy.”
