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“I have a scholar's love of silence and solitude. To sit and pass hour after hour in idle chatter with a roomful of strangers is to me the worst sort of torment.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“Truth is a strange companion. It devastates one moment and enthralls the next. But it never deceives. And because of that, in the end, it comforts.”
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
“No point in wasting time with false vanity when you possess the real thing.”
― Speaking from Among the Bones
― Speaking from Among the Bones
“Ordinarily, anyone who made such a remark to my face would go to the top of my short list for strychnine.”
― Speaking from Among the Bones
― Speaking from Among the Bones
“Psychopathy is like sunlight. Overexposure can hasten one’s demise in grotesque, carcinogenic fashion. But regulated exposure at controlled and optimal levels can have a significant positive impact on well-being and quality of life.”
― The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
― The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
Divine Comedy + Decameron
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This group is for those interested in reading either or both Dante's Divine Comedy or Boccaccio's Decameron in 2014. Each read will be non-concurrent ...more
Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction
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The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
Historical Fictionistas
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Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
Constant Reader
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A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more
Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction
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Carmen’s 2025 Year in Books
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