Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.New Release: Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea.They stood around it and stared at themselves, distorted in reflection. 1. "The sphere was polished, silent, closed. When the graduate students would intellectualize going on and on about patients and their problems, he would interrupt in annoyance, "Who cares? Who cares whether we understand the psychodynamics in this case? Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of the water want to understand it. ""Understanding is a delaying tactic." Stein used to get angry about that. And she had put explosives all around the habitat."Ģ. In every case she failed to see how she had done it to herself. Beth was victimized by men, victimized by the establishment, victimized by research, victimized by reality. Beth saw herself as a victim who struggled against her fate, always unsuccessfully. Beth with the lack of self-esteem, her deep core of self-hate, had gone into the sphere, and now she was action with the power of the sphere, but without stability of her thoughts. Norman understood the impulse: he wanted to get away from these feelings himself."ģ. It was a way of getting distance from the feelings of sadness and fear and being trapped. "They're intellectuals, he thought, and their characteristic defense mechanics is intellectualism. "Norman turned, and stepped into the spacecraft."Ĥ.
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