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read‎ (489)
classics‎ (60)
20th-century‎ (58)

science-fiction‎ (56)
fr‎ (34)
his-fic‎ (33)
fantasy‎ (27)
favorites‎ (27)

time-travel‎ (20)
dystopia‎ (15)
latin-american‎ (15)
romance‎ (13)
drole‎ (12)

mystery‎ (12)
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ya‎ (11)
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Blanche’s Quotes

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
― Ernest Benn

tags: misattributed-groucho-marx, politics, problems

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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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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
― Markus Herz

tags: books, health, humor, misattributed-mark-twain, misprints

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator

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Time Travel — 2860 members — last activity Jan 21, 2026 07:03AM
This is a group for people who enjoy books that transport them to a different time and place through time travel. We have a monthly book club, offer m ...more

Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy — 24376 members — last activity 6 hours, 53 min ago
Welcome to Paranormal Romance! This group is for the discussion and recommendation of paranormal romances and paranormal erotic romance, along with ur ...more

The Next Best Book Club — 25996 members — last activity Feb 07, 2026 03:56PM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Chaos Reading — 2781 members — last activity Feb 06, 2026 11:18PM
For people who read an eclectic mix of books. We like variety, new experiences and intelligent, thoughtful, funny conversation. We like our shelves bu ...more

Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy — 8752 members — last activity 9 hours, 16 min ago
A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more

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