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Andrea

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Andrea’s Bookshelves

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Andrea’s Quotes

“What is hell? Hell is oneself.
Hell is alone, the other figures in it
Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from
And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.”
― T.S. Eliot

tags: hell, loneliness

850 likes

“I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.”
― Anne Tyler

5601 likes

“In every community there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably the most dangerous people seek the power.”
― Saul Bellow, Herzog

tags: absolute-power, criminals, leaders, power

4 likes

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

46485 likes

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Andrea’s Groups

Goodreads Librarians Group — 306083 members — last activity 3 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Pulp Fiction — 1910 members — last activity Dec 31, 2025 01:29PM
Hard Boiled detective novels, noir, and great crime novels (old and new)

Book Buzz — 656 members — last activity Oct 15, 2024 08:58PM
Join us to discuss books and authors. Everyone is welcome! For more discussions and our blog check our homepage: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ ...more

Rebecca: The Making of a Hollywood Classic (ARC) — 16 members — last activity Oct 17, 2025 07:44PM
A group for those interested in reviewing the upcoming expanded version of "Rebecca: The Making of a Hollywood Classic", coming soon from Bear Manor M ...more