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Zala’s Quotes

“Books are the mirrors of the soul.”
― Virginia Woolf, Between the Acts

tags: books, metaphor, soul

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“I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual”
― Virginia Woolf

tags: optimism

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“True beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, and finally destroys.”
― Yukio Mishima

tags: beauty, cruelty, love

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“Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying, that it's an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

tags: books

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“What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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Japanese Literature — 5265 members — last activity 2 hours, 26 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. *Oct/Nov nominations are open now. https ...more

A Song of Ice & Fire Fans — 5684 members — last activity Jun 30, 2023 06:43AM
For fan discussion of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series. Occasionally referred to by the first book of the series, A Game of Thrones. ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 292527 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Slovenian literature — 210 members — last activity May 18, 2023 06:51AM
Slovenian literature and translations (to and from Slovene language) for Slovenians and foreign readers alike. Skupina za pogovore o Slovenski literat ...more

Cuban Books — 55 members — last activity Sep 08, 2020 02:18PM
Suggest Cuban books or read them together. Whenever possible, please add both the English and the Spanish version of the book to the group bookshelf ...more

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