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"A classic is something that tends to relegate the concerns of the moment to the status of background noise, but at the same time this background noise is something we cannot do without.
A classic is something that persists as a background noise even when the most incompatible momentary concerns are in control of the situation." — Mar 21, 2026 05:46AM
"A classic is something that tends to relegate the concerns of the moment to the status of background noise, but at the same time this background noise is something we cannot do without.
A classic is something that persists as a background noise even when the most incompatible momentary concerns are in control of the situation." — Mar 21, 2026 05:46AM
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"Ma belle amie, l'homme le plus adroit ne peut encore se tenir au niveau de la femme la plus vraie." — Feb 28, 2026 04:09AM
"Ma belle amie, l'homme le plus adroit ne peut encore se tenir au niveau de la femme la plus vraie." — Feb 28, 2026 04:09AM
“Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.”
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“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”
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“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”
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“When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.”
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Elizabeth Taylor - Just one to begin with . . .
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— last activity Jan 26, 2024 04:25AM
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The Short Story Club
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The purpose of this group is to read and discuss one short story a week. For the the first couple of years, we read from specific anthologies, but fro ...more
Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
— 199 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2025 01:06PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
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— last activity Feb 04, 2024 03:44PM
A small group to read Tessa Hadley's latest novel - Free Love. Start date - tentative - January 2024 ...more
Girl by Edna O'Brien - Starting 10 January 2025
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— last activity Apr 11, 2025 04:01PM
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