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Rosie’s Quotes

“Friends see most of each other’s flaws. Spouses see every awful last bit.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

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“I waited patiently - years - for the pendulum to swing the other way, for men to start reading Jane Austen, learn how to knit, pretend to love cosmos, organize scrapbook parties, and make out with each other while we leer. And then we'd say, Yeah, he's a Cool Guy.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

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“There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

tags: idealizations, love

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“Tampon commercial, detergent commercial, maxi pad commercial, windex commercial - you'd think all women do is clean and bleed.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

tags: marketing, women

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“A lot of people lacked that gift: knowing when to fuck off.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

tags: fuck-off

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Around the World in 80 Books — 32052 members — last activity 12 hours, 3 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Aussie Readers — 6581 members — last activity 30 minutes ago
A group for all Australian Goodreads members (and those interested in Australia), no matter what they read!

Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 179844 members — last activity 1 hour, 36 min ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more

Readers and Activists for Palestine — 1061 members — last activity May 21, 2026 10:50AM
This is a safe place for pro-Palestinians Readers and Activists for Palestine is a goodreads community created by a group of friends aiming to ...more

Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) — 16860 members — last activity 12 minutes ago
The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more

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