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Brian’s Quotes

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

tags: inspirational, talent

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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
― Winston S. Churchill

tags: truth

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“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
― Mark Twain

tags: truth

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: fantasy, humor, scifi

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“She should have done science, not spent all her time with her head in novels. Novels gave you a completely false idea about life, they told lies and they implied there were endings when in reality there were no endings, everything just went on and on and on.”
― Kate Atkinson, Case Histories

tags: books, life

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Brian’s Groups

Michael Chabon Readers — 36 members — last activity Sep 08, 2017 02:27PM
A group for people who enjoy the books and essays of Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon. All are welcome

The Importance of Reading Ernest — 348 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 01:11AM
A book club for those who want to read and talk about Hemingway's work. We'll read a new novel or short story collection every month and talk about it ...more

Denis Johnson — 13 members — last activity Jun 09, 2010 12:55PM
Anything about Denis Johnson, if you're an avid fan or even just passing by you are welcome to come share what you think about this amazing author. Op ...more

The Vonnegut Reading Group — 411 members — last activity Jan 28, 2023 07:44AM
Reading every Kurt Vonnegut novel and short story collection....in the order is was written!

The Stars at Noon — 1 member — last activity May 02, 2011 01:34AM
A place for fans of Denis Johnson to meet and talk about his writing.

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