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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

tags: writing

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“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
― Woody Allen

tags: death, fear, humor, life

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“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”
― Franz Kafka

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“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison

tags: edison, failure, inspirational, paraphrased

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“I have no enemies. But my friends don't like me.”
― Philip Larkin

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English Translations of Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers — 2089 members — last activity 5 hours, 37 min ago
A place to discuss Scandi Crime novels, which includes novels from: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Whether it's Smilia from Peter Hoeg's S ...more

David Foster Wallace — 298 members — last activity Oct 15, 2016 07:21PM
A group for the amazing work of David Foster Wallace, now deceased. RIP 1962-2008 Feel free to add his books to the bookshelf for the group.

Book Cafe — 75 members — last activity Jul 25, 2016 11:26AM
Where you can discuss books, make friends and just chill!

Ask Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman — 664 members — last activity Sep 22, 2021 11:34AM
Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman will be answering questions from readers in this special group on Friday, November 21st. They'll be discussing Amanda’ ...more

Brain Pain — 1247 members — last activity Oct 10, 2023 09:29AM
NOTE: This group is intermittently active, but you are welcome to revive past discussions if you're currently reading any of those books. We read ch ...more

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