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Oscar Wilde
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Oscar Wilde

Virginia Woolf
“When the Day of Judgment dawns and people, great and small, come marching in to receive their heavenly rewards, the Almighty will gaze upon the mere bookworms and say to Peter, “Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them. They have loved reading.”
Virginia Woolf

Charles Darwin
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
Charles Darwin, The Life & Letters of Charles Darwin

Anna Quindlen
“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”
Anna Quindlen

John Locke
“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
John Locke

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A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.
63470 On the Southern Literary Trail — 2225 members — last activity Jul 21, 2026 09:31PM
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