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In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
― The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
― The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
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“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Short & Sweet Treats
— 1260 members
— last activity Dec 15, 2021 04:49AM
Welcome to Short & Sweet Treats! We are here to read books together, engage in discussions, and have fun. We play lots of games and read lots of go ...more
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
— 9080 members
— last activity 42 minutes ago
Do you want to broaden your reading horizons and discover new books, authors and genres? Do you love reading challenges? Do you live for competition? ...more
Middle East/North African Lit
— 2406 members
— last activity Dec 19, 2025 01:23PM
Current banner photo : Gaza at Palestine #Land day https://altahrir.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/land-in-eastern-gaza-declared-a-disaster-zone-due-to-isr ...more
Around the World
— 1887 members
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Each year we look at our to-be-read shelves and choose which countries of the world we want to travel through. Some of our members map their journeys ...more
The World's Literature in Europe
— 873 members
— last activity Dec 13, 2025 09:20PM
Literature from the many languages of Europe: Turkey -Musatalasli, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. "Cotton miller of Kültür Turkey" -H005, CC ...more
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