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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.
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
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“As the man said, for every complex problem there’s a simple solution, and it’s wrong.”
― Foucault’s Pendulum
― Foucault’s Pendulum
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
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“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”
― Vanity Fair
― Vanity Fair
“Don't talk unless you can improve the silence.”
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The Lucid Garden
— 352 members
— 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
— 300 members
— 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
— 253 members
— 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
— 27 members
— 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
— 69 members
— 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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