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“I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing.”
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“My library was -- all libraries are -- a place of ultimate refuge, a wild and sacred space where meanings are manageable precisely because they aren't binding; and where illusion is comfortingly real.”
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“How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
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“That's the trouble with living things. Don't last very long. Kittens one day, old cats the next. And then just memories. And the memories fade and blend and smudge together.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Japanese Literature
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— last activity 9 hours, 26 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. Apr 2026: Hooked: A Novel of Obsession ...more
Βιβλιοσκώληκες
— 1672 members
— last activity Sep 04, 2025 10:45AM
Μία λέσχη για όλους τους Βιβλιοσκώληκες του κόσμου, με video reviews για βιβλία που αγαπάμε.
Book Buying Addicts Anonymous
— 3310 members
— last activity Dec 12, 2025 09:39AM
All are welcome, but this group is meant for those who not only love to read, but those who also love to buy their books to read as well as those who ...more
Victorian-style Dickens Readalong - Bleak House #dickensalong
— 289 members
— last activity Feb 15, 2019 09:48AM
So welcome to a Victorian-style Dickens readalong, run by me, Katie from Books and Things. Following on from our reading of Dickens's Our Mutual Frie ...more
It All Sounds Greek To Me
— 2875 members
— last activity Apr 19, 2026 08:21AM
For all Goodreads members who are interested in greek literature or in greek language. For all the Greek members who are keen on greek literature or w ...more
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