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Elaine May
“You know how sometimes you lie in bed at night and think, “What if the law of gravity just wears out and lets go and I drift into space?” Does that ever make you anxious?”
― Elaine May

Honoré de Balzac
“Reading brings us unknown friends”
― Honore de Balzac

David Rakoff
“So what can we learn from their watery ends? Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living, a life that is good is a life that's forgiving. We're creatures of contact. Regardless of whether we kiss or we wound, still we must come together.

Though it may spell destruction, we still ask for more, since it beats staying dry, but so lonely on shore. So we make ourselves open, while knowing full well it's essentially saying, please, come pierce my shell.”
― David Rakoff

David Rakoff
“Not being funny doesn’t make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does.”
― David Rakoff, Fraud

Ram Dass
“Treat everyone you meet like God in drag.”
― Ram Dass

1218 The Next Best Book Club — 26462 members — last activity Nov 01, 2026 07:46AM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more
133981 Food & Fiction — 859 members — last activity Dec 13, 2018 01:23AM
Everyone knows that a good book and a bite to eat go together like a bubble bath and a glass of wine. Join Cookstr in exploring new literary and culin ...more
1397 Ladies Night Out Book Club - Minneapolis — 90 members — last activity Apr 27, 2016 11:21AM
We are a great group of Ladies who love to read Fiction and Non-Fiction paperbacks. Feel free to start discussions on this site about the book each ...more
28783 Q&A with Jamie Ford — 42 members — last activity Jun 01, 2010 06:59AM
...February 15, 2010 to February, 2010...Jamie Ford will be on hand to answer questions and talk about his debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter ...more
86158 Globe Pequot Press Book Club — 303 members — last activity Feb 26, 2015 04:04PM
We are the team at Globe Pequot Press and are looking to connect with readers. Join our group to find out about titles we love, Q&A's with our authors ...more
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