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Pioneering Biologist and Writer Rachel Carson on Wonder, Parenting, and Why It Is More Important to Feel Than to Know
Pioneering Biologist and Writer Rachel Carson on Wonder, Parenting, and Why It Is More Important to Feel Than to Know

“If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.”

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The Varieties of Scientific Experience: Carl Sagan on Science and Spirituality
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: Carl Sagan on Science and Spirituality

“If we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we came from, we will have failed.”

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Hans Christian Andersen’s Little-Known Sketches: The Beloved Storyteller’s Illustrated Travelogue of Europe
Hans Christian Andersen’s Little-Known Sketches: The Beloved Storyteller’s Illustrated Travelogue of Europe

What made Andersen particularly enchanting was his singular gift for noticing and depicting not only the whimsical, but also the wistful.

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Jane Austen on Creative Integrity
Jane Austen on Creative Integrity

How to defend your creative vision against commercial pressure with graciousness, honor, and unflinching conviction.

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