“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
― Chapterhouse: Dune
― Chapterhouse: Dune
The Banned Books Club
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— last activity Feb 16, 2018 09:58AM
“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak For decades, novels, essays, and works of literature h ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
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This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
¿Quién se ha llevado mi Olivetti?
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— last activity Aug 21, 2016 08:32AM
Este grupo es un café virtual, un punto de encuentro para escritores donde charlar sobre la escritura, la inspiración, los bloqueos y la vida (especia ...more
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