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“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”
― Literary Remains
― Literary Remains
“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”
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“Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.”
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“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.”
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“The male author unthinkingly creates a world in which every single member of society is male except—hey presto!—when the protagonist feels like getting laid. Especially common in science fiction; apparently many writers assume that in the future women will die out.”
― How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
― How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Women's Classic Literature Enthusiasts
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This is a group for anyone interested in reading classical literature written by women.
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
Virago Modern Classics
— 406 members
— last activity 16 hours, 12 min ago
But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] ...more
The Short Story Club
— 569 members
— last activity 11 hours, 4 min ago
The purpose of this group is to read and discuss one short story a week. For the the first couple of years, we read from specific anthologies, but fro ...more
Latino and Latin American Literature
— 1310 members
— last activity Feb 11, 2026 07:42AM
Best Writings of The Americas
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