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"Great language, interesting ideas, but hard to keep track of seemingly different stories connected by small threads. I cannot imagine being able to write stories like these/this." — May 30, 2026 06:09PM
"Great language, interesting ideas, but hard to keep track of seemingly different stories connected by small threads. I cannot imagine being able to write stories like these/this." — May 30, 2026 06:09PM
He had married (as most young men did) because he had met a perfectly charming girl at the moment when a series of rather aimless sentimental adventures were ending in premature disgust; and she had represented peace, stability,
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“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”
― Walden; Or, Life in the Woods
― Walden; Or, Life in the Woods
“While the splendors that elude us in youth are likely to receive our casual contempt in adolescence and our measured consideration in adulthood, they forever hold us in their thrall.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“In war, government and their armies were a threat, but it was so often the neighbors who damned or saved you.”
― A Breath of Snow and Ashes
― A Breath of Snow and Ashes
“according to UNICEF, nearly 10 million children under five years old die each year from causes related to poverty.”
― The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
― The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
“In the days ahead we must not consider it unpatriotic to raise certain basic questions about our national character.”
― Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
― Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
Stephen King 2026 Read-Along
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— last activity Jun 05, 2026 07:06PM
This group has been ongoing to discuss and read Stephen King books. The books on the 2026 list will continue with combining challenges. Ashley and I h ...more
A Good Thriller
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— last activity 3 hours, 49 min ago
We share a passion for action-packed, gripping, exciting, tense thrillers and mysteries, a genre rich with talented authors. We invite you to share yo ...more
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