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“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”
― Life of Pi
― Life of Pi
“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This group is for authors, publishers and bloggers to post giveaways and freebies for readers.
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Sapphic SF&F Book Club
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Welcome to the Sapphic SF&F Book Club! We vote on standalone books and series to read, each featuring a sapphic protagonist (romance optional) and w ...more
Kalamity’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kalamity’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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