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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury

tags: culture, reading

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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“If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Labyrinth

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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
― Jack London

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“All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another's presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best”
― O. Henry

tags: civilization, hypocrisy, liars

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The Life of a Book Addict — 12141 members — last activity 6 hours, 26 min ago
We now read at "On the Same Page." ...more

Israel SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 280 members — last activity Mar 31, 2025 02:15AM
If you live in Israel and enjoy reading and talking about scifi and fantasy books, then this is the place for you.

Global Read Aloud 2014 — 76 members — last activity Jan 23, 2015 11:53AM
Global Read Aloud is an event that happens in schools around the world every October. This group is a place for those students participating to discus ...more

Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2015 — 130 members — last activity Jan 03, 2016 06:04PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 223092 members — last activity Jan 21, 2026 10:30AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

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