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“To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace”
― Malcolm X

tags: crime

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“In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

tags: inspiration

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“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

tags: buddhism, gratitude, joy, mindfulness, zen

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“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: attributed-no-source, conflict, fighting, peace, revenge, trial, violence

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“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

tags: flight, flying, inspirational

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Around the World in 80 Books — 30670 members — last activity 7 hours, 17 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

Autobiographical - non fiction only — 101 members — last activity May 17, 2020 09:52AM
This group is for non-fiction books. Authors who talk about their personal life, traumas, experiences that changed their life.

Whodunit? True Crime — 101 members — last activity Dec 08, 2014 09:49PM
Lovers of of true crime welcome.

Netherlands & Flanders group — 1561 members — last activity Nov 22, 2025 03:36AM
This group is for Dutch/Flemish readers mainly and offers a broad range of topics. However, the group is also meant for readers outside of the Netherl ...more