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Eleanor

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Eleanor’s Quotes

“Never try to outstubborn a cat.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

tags: cat, cats, stubborn, stubborness

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“She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS.”
― Henry James

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
― OMAR KHAYYAM, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

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Eleanor’s Groups

Classical music lovers — 581 members — last activity Dec 03, 2025 01:54AM
Our fast-growing classical music group is sometimes erudite - and maybe a little eccentric - but we aim never to be exclusive. Classical music is a g ...more

The MR Literary Club — 13 members — last activity Feb 06, 2015 10:23PM
We focus on a variety of literary works. Anyone is welcome to join! We pick one selection a month to read together through a nomination and voting pro ...more

2016: A Dance to the Music of Time — 96 members — last activity Nov 14, 2019 07:37PM
2016 reading group for the 12 book series by Anthony Powell, A Dance to the Music of Time. One book per month.