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Julius Caesar: Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy: Hide it in smiles and affability.
“For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back.”
― Counting by 7s
― Counting by 7s
“Sometimes you want things to change so badly, you can’t even stand to be in the same room with the way things actually are.”
― The Thing About Jellyfish
― The Thing About Jellyfish
“They'd all be buried together, and Haris imagined the seeds in the girl's pocket growing shoots that would swaddle them beneath the earth, the barley sprouting upward, an unexpected crop reaching toward the sun.”
― Dark at the Crossing
― Dark at the Crossing
“I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.”
― Zorba the Greek
― Zorba the Greek
“That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality–your soul, if you will–is as bright and shining as any that has ever been....Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.”
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Cover to Cover Challenge
— 1222 members
— last activity Oct 12, 2025 10:13PM
Interested in reading a certain number of books in 2025? You've come to the right group. Cover to Cover Challenge is all about choosing your reading t ...more
The Rory Gilmore Book Club
— 23672 members
— last activity May 29, 2026 01:12PM
Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more
Rhythm of the Home
— 71 members
— last activity Aug 25, 2017 02:53PM
A space for readers of Rhythm of the Home magazine to share books related to Waldorf, Montessori, and family and seasonal rhythms.
Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
— 202 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2025 01:06PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
The Mookse and the Gripes
— 2183 members
— last activity 3 hours, 23 min ago
Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
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