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Roots of Empathy — Mary Gordon
Roots of Empathy is a program that tries to teach schoolchildren empathy. Empathy is a crucially important quality: it can help overcome the problem of the “ethical fade“. And it seems obvious that empathic people are probably just nicer people. … Continue reading
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The Fall Of Light — Sarah Laing
I like this book. It has a story to make you happy and sad, pictures to make you wonder, and themes to make you think. Sarah Laing is a cartoonist as well as a writer — I knew of her … Continue reading
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Adulthood is “that awkward space…
Adulthood is “that awkward space between childhood and death” – Fiona Farrell nails it, again #fb
“no two children have the same set of…
“no two children have the same set of parents, even though they live in the same family.” t.co/BVvAe2kJpU #fb
“Tea first. Then war.” – Alan…
“Tea first. Then war.” – Alan Ayckbourne, ‘ Neighborhood Watch
“@talkingjay: As Christmas approaches,…
“@talkingjay: As Christmas approaches, every day I get more and more electrified.” #fb
P.G. Wodehouse’s early works found in…
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P.G. Wodehouse’s early works found in Leeds newspaper archive t.co/16km6Zs0Tz (via @indybooks)
Listen to this: Zedd Feat. Foxes -…
Listen to this: Zedd Feat. Foxes – Clarity (Phrenik Remix) (FREE DOWNLOAD!) by Phrenik t.co/oWk2gGjGmg #music #ifttt