Matt

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Matt’s Bookshelves

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Matt’s Quotes

“You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“Ideas can be killed," she says, stepping into the airlock.

"How?"

"With better ideas.”
― qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

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“If you know it exists, it knows you exist. The more you know about it, the more it knows about you. If you can see it, it can see you. And you can see it. You've been looking right at it all afternoon.”
― qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

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“Survival is insufficient.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

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“You look like Cinderella," said Val in awe.
"Yeah, if she'd been into bondage and had Christian Dior for a godmother.”
― Daniel O'Malley, The Rook

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Matt’s Groups

On Reading Graphic Novels — 1826 members — last activity Jul 25, 2026 09:32AM
Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brooklyn ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 340267 members — last activity 0 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

Friends of Independent Bookstores — 288 members — last activity Jan 27, 2015 11:46AM
A group for people who have decided that they will patronize independent booksellers and other independent merchants to prevent the further homogoniza ...more

Local Independent Bookstores and Cafes — 449 members — last activity Nov 29, 2024 09:23AM
A group of like-minded readers out to save some of America's best places, (i.e. local independent bricks-and-mortar bookstores and cafes) by purchasin ...more