Discover new books on Goodreads

Meet your next favorite book

243 ratings (4.01 avg)
222 reviews

John G.

Add friend

http://www.facebook.com/johngspot

John’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (294)
currently-reading‎ (1)
read‎ (246)

did-not-finish‎ (0)
humorology‎ (51)
figuring-out-life‎ (47)

favorites‎ (31)
educational-critiques‎ (21)
beerituality‎ (7)

that-s-the-spirit‎ (1)

Stats | More…

John is Currently Reading

John G. is currently reading

The Romantic Movement (Making of Europe)

by Maurice Cranston

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 26, 2021 11:10AM

“Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.”
― Erich Fromm

279 likes

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
― Erich Fromm

tags: creativity

558 likes

“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.”
― Rodney Dangerfield

tags: psychiatry

239 likes

“May the odds be ever in your favor!”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

tags: benediction

3166 likes

“Let's face it, the gene pool needs a little chlorine.”
― Jimmy Carr

22 likes

More of John’s quotes…

recent posts
John’s Groups

The Humour Club — 1652 members — last activity Oct 03, 2026 07:15PM
A group for readers and writers of humorous fiction.

CLOG - Comedy Literature Only Group — 137 members — last activity Oct 02, 2025 03:42AM
Waifs and strays from the world of indie humour. Though we lack a cosy genre to call our own, we continue in our valiant quest to find a home. If yo ...more

I Love My Humor Dark. No Sugar, No Cream — 620 members — last activity Oct 04, 2026 05:11PM
A celebration and conversation of all literature that is of the intelligent dark humor or satirical variety.

Comedy Book Universe — 15 members — last activity Jan 02, 2018 12:22PM
As it stands, the humor book genre is ill-defined. Go into the humor section of a book store (or browse Amazon) and you are likely to find joke books ...more

#ComedyBookWeek — 80 members — last activity Aug 29, 2016 08:13AM
This is a group for authors participating in #ComedyBookWeek and readers who love comedy in all genres, from weird to wonderful.

More of John’s groups…