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CJSilvie’s Quotes

“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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“To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.”
― Allen Ginsberg

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“All things are so very uncertain, and that's exactly what makes me feel reassured.”
― Tove Jansson, Moominland Midwinter

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“But doing something means that people must change, make an effort, use their minds, which is what most people do not like to do.”
― Harry Harrison, Make Room! Make Room!

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“We are adept, if occasionally embarrassed, at saying what we make of places - but we are far less good at saying what places make of us...”
― Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot

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Nature Calls — 294 members — last activity Jul 07, 2026 08:59PM
A place for people who love to read about and/or are compelled to write out the natural world. Share and discuss books that move you, anger you, chang ...more

Readers who hike — 228 members — last activity Sep 20, 2023 06:20PM
"Bleak as the scene was, though, there was growing joy in Inman's heart. He was nearing home; he could feel it in the touch of thin air on skin, in hi ...more

Folklore & Fairytales — 384 members — last activity Oct 17, 2026 08:36AM
For everyone who is interested in folklore and fairytales, either as a reader/hearer, writer/storyteller, or researcher.