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Bruce’s Quotes

“The man who must brag for himself knows that no one else will”
― Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin

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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

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“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings

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“In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an aeroplane they had to make four.”
― George Orwell, 1984

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SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — 3770 members — last activity Jan 31, 2026 03:06PM
This is for those of us whose preferred format is the ebook ... So, Whether you're a Kindle, Nook, Sony, iPad, Google, or whatever person; come on in ...more

Dystopia Land — 5489 members — last activity 23 hours, 44 min ago
THE BIGGEST GROUP FOR DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ON GOODREADS. What you can do in the group? * You can say 'Hi', or tell us what you are reading * Yo ...more

Westeros on Goodreads — 213 members — last activity Jun 13, 2014 08:18PM
A place for members of the Westeros forums to hang out on Goodreads. Links to our co-shelved recommendations: Fantasy: http://www.goodreads.com/gen ...more