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I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.
“No doubt our accepting what we are must always inhibit our being what we ought to be.”
― The Magus
― The Magus
“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”
― Vanity Fair
― Vanity Fair
“...there are times when silence is a poem.”
― The Magus
― The Magus
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
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“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
― Foucault’s Pendulum
― Foucault’s Pendulum
The Lucid Garden
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— last activity Jul 14, 2019 05:57AM
For fans of the slightly off-kilter, more in depth variety of fantasy/sci-fi/comics...though by no means limited to specifically those genres. If you ...more
The New Weird
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— last activity Feb 08, 2022 04:57PM
I am not starting this group because I feel I know a lot about the New Weird. Quite the contrary. I'm starting the group because I don't know much, bu ...more
Weird Fiction Writers
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— last activity Apr 13, 2022 03:50PM
Add new writing here for an honest and friendly critique or just to be read by those who love the genre.
House of Leaves Readalong
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— last activity Oct 30, 2016 05:20PM
“It may be the wrong decision, but fuck it, it's mine.” ― Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves So we're reading (and I'm rereading) House of Leaves ...more
Foucault's Pendulum
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— last activity Nov 13, 2021 03:31AM
We're starting off by reading Umberto Eco's novel, Foucalt's Pendulum--and who knows where that might lead us? ...more
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