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Ilana Diamant

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Ilana’s Quotes

“I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: literature

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“The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”
― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

tags: freedom, truth

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“The city, however, does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand”
― Italo Calvino

tags: city, memory

59 likes

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”
― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature

tags: books, classics, literature, meaning, reading, words

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Reading Israel Book Club — 34 members — last activity Aug 07, 2018 07:34AM
Welcome to the Reading Israel Book Club, a virtual book club which aims to advance understanding about Israel, the many challenges she has faced throu ...more

Jewish Book Carnival — 1615 members — last activity Apr 18, 2026 04:20AM
This is the GoodReads group for the Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly forum for sharing links and information on Jewish books and the blogs that cover t ...more

MIT Reads — 284 members — last activity Oct 26, 2022 11:22AM
MIT Reads is an all-MIT reading experience that aims to build community and foster understanding. Events and discussions are open to the entire MIT co ...more

So you love Jewish fiction? — 135 members — last activity Oct 31, 2018 02:05PM
For anyone who loves Jewish fiction, if such a thing exists.

Center for Literary Arts Book Club — 70 members — last activity Apr 29, 2023 02:08PM
The CLA’s mission is to spread the influence of, and interest in, literature throughout the South Bay and to facilitate cross-cultural understanding i ...more

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