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“To effectively contain a civilization’s development and disarm it across such a long span of time, there is only one way: kill its science.”
― The Three-Body Problem
― The Three-Body Problem
“Whenever he cried, his grandmother would always tell him, You need a backbone, boy. She thought this was the way to raise a man-child without quite understanding that sometimes it takes backbone to cry the long length of tears required.”
― Augustown
― Augustown
“Novels arise out of the shortcomings of history.”
― Fragmente und Studien. Die Christenheit oder Europa
― Fragmente und Studien. Die Christenheit oder Europa
“When you set sail for Ithaca,
wish for the road to be long,
full of adventures, full of knowledge.”
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wish for the road to be long,
full of adventures, full of knowledge.”
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“A bird with beautiful feathers is the target of many hunters.”
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The Mookse and the Gripes
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Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
— 198 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2025 01:06PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
Europa Challenge
— 20 members
— last activity Aug 23, 2012 07:22AM
For discussions related to the Europa Challenge!
The Penguin Press
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— last activity Mar 28, 2017 12:09PM
Welcome to our Goodreads Group for The Penguin Press! We like to say that we publish "ideas that matter and storytelling that lasts," and some of our ...more
Book Keeping
— 132 members
— last activity Mar 18, 2021 12:44PM
Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Sarah Crichton Books / FSG present Book Keeping, a readers' community. Join us for discussions, author chats, and giveaw ...more
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