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“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read; and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
― Stoner
― Stoner
“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
― 1984
― 1984
“two people can sleep in the same bed and still be alone when they close their eyes”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.”
― 1984
― 1984
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
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The Obscure Reading Group
— 194 members
— last activity Sep 20, 2024 04:19PM
July 2024 update: This group is going on hiatus due to low participation in recent discussions. Like a phoenix, however, it reserves the right to fly ...more
Dickensians!
— 594 members
— last activity 1 hour, 12 min ago
Do you love the stories by Charles Dickens, and anything Victorian? Are you keen to chat about his books, his life, the times or places he lived in, o ...more
The Mookse and the Gripes
— 2022 members
— last activity 5 hours, 32 min ago
Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
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