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Jana

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Jana’s Quotes

“The Georgian had used more words in 5 minutes than Wyatt had spoken during 1872 and 1873 combined.”
― Mary Doria Russell, Doc

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“Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.”
― Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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“It seems to me that anyone whose library consists of a Kindle lying on a table is some sort of bloodless nerd.”
― Penelope Lively

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“When a hurricane damaged my father's house, my brother rushed over with a gas grill, three coolers of beer, and an enormous Fuck-It Bucket - a plastic pail filled with jawbreakers and bite-size candy bars. ("When shit brings you down, just say 'fuck it,' and eat yourself some motherfucking candy.")”
― David Sedaris

tags: coping

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Jana’s Groups

Books on the Nightstand — 6094 members — last activity Mar 25, 2026 05:22PM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

The Readers — 1002 members — last activity Oct 30, 2024 05:36AM
The Readers is a podcast by Simon Savidge of Savidge Reads and Thomas Otto of Hogglestock, they like to talk about books... alot!

Book Cougars — 656 members — last activity Mar 24, 2026 09:31PM
Come chat with us! A place for listeners of the Book Cougars: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read to come together to talk about books, ...more

Science and Inquiry — 4495 members — last activity Mar 23, 2026 12:32PM
This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more

Village Bookians — 256 members — last activity May 24, 2013 10:26AM
Started by a Village Books bookseller. Let's use this group as a place to discuss books we're loving or books we might not be loving, a place to meet ...more

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