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Dessy’s Quotes

“I want an Oompa-Loompa!' screamed Veruca.”
― Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

tags: greed, role-models

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“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: books, friends, novelist-quotes

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“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain

tags: attributed-no-source, education

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“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: books, morality, reading, writing

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“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

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All Things Rick Riordan Discussions — 1150 members — last activity Aug 07, 2022 03:20PM
Ever get tired of trying to keep up with all of Rick Riordan's books' new releases? Ever feel too lazy to search the internet for them? Have no fear, ...more

Future Survivors, the Apocalypse Group — 4702 members — last activity Sep 06, 2026 11:34AM
For readers and writers of apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, or dystopian novels, and fans of the dystopian genre of movies. NOTICE: This group recently ...more