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David’s Quotes

“Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man.”
― Leonard Woolf

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“Night had come—night that she loved of all times, night in which the reflections in the dark pool of the mind shine more clearly than by day.”
― Virginia Woolf, Orlando

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“Men are so inevitably mad that not to be mad would be to give a mad twist to madness.”
― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

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“Clutter, either mental or physical, is the sign of a healthy curiosity.”
― Christopher Fowler, The Memory of Blood

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“It's puzzling work, talking is.”
― George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

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Virago Modern Classics — 417 members — last activity Aug 06, 2026 08:44PM
But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] ...more

Book Buying Addicts Anonymous — 1070 members — last activity Sep 09, 2018 07:34AM
For the booklover who reads four or five books at a time, buys just as many at a time and who changes books like he/she changes his/her clothing. If y ...more

The GR Mixtape exchange service — 167 members — last activity Nov 27, 2020 04:55PM
For those of you who wonder, as I do, if similar taste in books can translate to similar taste in music... This group is for posting mixtapes in a mo ...more