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“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.”
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“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
― Cat's Eye
― Cat's Eye
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
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“But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland.
It becomes a hell.”
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It becomes a hell.”
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“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him... a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create -- so that
without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating.”
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without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating.”
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Artipathy
— 85 members
— last activity Mar 16, 2024 10:49AM
A venue for talking about books on art techniques, appreciation, history, philosophy, and inspiration. I'll start with my stash and you can add yours! ...more
Endicott Mythic Fiction
— 283 members
— last activity Jul 02, 2016 11:20PM
The Endicott Mythic Fiction group is now closed. The group focused on books inspired by "myth, folklore, fairy tales, and the oral storytelling tradi ...more
The Classics
— 425 members
— last activity Jan 20, 2015 10:42AM
Did you ever have to read "Jane Eyre" in high school and just couldn't get through it? Have you ever been confused by the symbolism in "Lord of the Fl ...more
Queereaders
— 21626 members
— last activity 2 hours, 43 min ago
A group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and supporters interested in fun and stimulating conversation about books, movies, art, ...more
The Feminist Readers' Network
— 1001 members
— last activity Feb 05, 2023 06:50AM
A space for people interested in and supportive of feminism, feminist literature, and feminist theory.
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