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“Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.”
― Rob Reiner

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“Young writers should read
books past bedtime and
write things down in
notebooks when they are
supposed to be doing
something else.”
― Lemony Snicket

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“When trouble strikes, head to the library. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down around you.”
― Lemony Snicket

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“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
― Jeanette Winterson

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“You’ll ache. And you’re going to love it. It will crush you. And you’re still going to love all of it.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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ManBookering — 1785 members — last activity May 17, 2023 10:29AM
Join us as we read the backlist of Man Booker Prize winners and the nominees each year for the MBP!

YA Book Club! :D — 75 members — last activity Jun 16, 2014 10:28PM
Hey everyone, Welcome to this Young Adult book club! - If this works out to plan, what we aim to do with this book club is to choose a book all the me ...more

On the Southern Literary Trail — 2245 members — last activity 1 hour, 56 min ago
Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more

The World's Literature in India — 876 members — last activity Aug 31, 2026 12:31PM
Literature from the languages of India. Coming in March-May 2027: a trio of writings from Iran. Photos: Faheem Gul, "View of Gulmit village from Att ...more

Reader's Paradise — 1038 members — last activity Jun 15, 2025 08:54AM
This is place where you can share your thoughts on a book. If you want to express your feelings of a book you like or if you want to vent out your fee ...more

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