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The Women
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“Thanks,” he said. “For what?” “Just being here, I guess. Sometimes it doesn’t take much to save a man in ’Nam.”
“Wasn't that the definition of home? Not where you are from, but where you are wanted”
― Cutting for Stone
― Cutting for Stone
“Memory is a snare, pure and simple; it alters, it subtly rearranges the past to fit the present.”
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“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.”
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“...Orm always afterwards used to say that, after good luck, strength, and skill at arms, nothing was so useful to a man who found himself among foreigners as the ability to learn a language.”
― The Long Ships
― The Long Ships
“The key to your happiness is to own your slippers, own who you are, own how you look, own your family, own the talents you have, and own the ones you don't. If you keep saying your slippers aren't yours, then you'll die searching, you'll die bitter, always feeling you were promised more. Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.”
― Cutting for Stone
― Cutting for Stone
Nordic Noir
— 505 members
— last activity Sep 11, 2018 10:00PM
Did you enjoy Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy and want to explore more in the genre? Or just looking for something new to read ...more
Crime Detective Mystery Thriller Group
— 2908 members
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This is a book club/group for ALL books about crime, mysteries, and thrillers. From romantic suspense, to pulp fiction, to cozy mysteries, british det ...more
Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
— 176201 members
— last activity 46 minutes ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more
English Translations of Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers
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— last activity 1 hour, 59 min ago
A place to discuss Scandi Crime novels, which includes novels from: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Whether it's Smilia from Peter Hoeg's S ...more
Movies We've Just Watched
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A chance in quick form to give your recent impressions of a movie you just watched--on the big screen or on dvd. Good or bad; life-changing or just si ...more
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