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“There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality
but a hammer with which to shape it.”
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but a hammer with which to shape it.”
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“I want to write because I have the urge to excel in one medium of translation and expression of life. I can't be satisfied with the colossal job of merely living. Oh, no, I must order life in sonnets and sestinas and provide a verbal reflector for my 60-watt lighted head.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”
― A Treatise of Human Nature
― A Treatise of Human Nature
“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
― Voyage of the Beagle
― Voyage of the Beagle
The Kindred Spirits
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On Paths Unknown
— 475 members
— last activity Nov 18, 2025 11:58AM
"On paths unknown, we tread with wonder. Through a glass darkly, to brave new worlds and beyond we go." We seek to explore and do critical reading fro ...more
Completists' Club
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— last activity Dec 24, 2024 10:59PM
A group for those attempting to complete, or who have completed, the canons of their favourite writers. Share your canon-wide knowledge and opinion wi ...more
Foucault's Pendulum
— 69 members
— last activity Nov 13, 2021 03:31AM
We're starting off by reading Umberto Eco's novel, Foucalt's Pendulum--and who knows where that might lead us? ...more
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
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