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Ari

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Ari’s Quotes

“Surprising yourself is a big thing for me—to go somewhere that I don’t even know I’m going.”
― Lily Tuck

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“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert

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“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
― Terry Southern

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“You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written — behind your silence and your suffering.”
― Anne Rice

tags: anne-rice, pandora

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“Literature is humanity talking to itself.”
― Norman Rush

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LITTLE BOOK CLUB — 6824 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 05:14AM
AMERICAN GODS Liveshow: Date TBA Due to popular demand, I have decided to start up a book club! I'll be organising some read-a-longs each month or so ...more

FINDING AUDREY READ-ALONG — 9387 members — last activity Jul 19, 2018 08:49PM
PASSENGER by ALEXANDRA BRACKEN read-along! Liveshow will be January 30th at 7:00pm EST!

Nerdfighters — 1935 members — last activity Jun 14, 2021 05:06AM
Decreasing world suck one day at a time

Our Shared Shelf — 223446 members — last activity Aug 18, 2025 12:24AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more