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Diane Bluegreen

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Diane’s Quotes

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
― Isaac Asimov

tags: life, science, wisdom

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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

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“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, truth

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“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
― Anaïs Nin

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“Compassion is the basis of morality.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

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Memoirs and Biographies We Love — 1370 members — last activity Feb 24, 2026 01:02PM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!

History is Not Boring — 2060 members — last activity Feb 10, 2026 05:12PM
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Studying Psychology — 297 members — last activity Feb 26, 2015 03:28PM
Psychology is a fascinating subject that can elicit great discussion. Here we discuss various kinds of psychology, recommend and review psychology boo ...more

Literary journalism / creative nonfiction — 161 members — last activity Oct 30, 2016 06:00AM
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readers advisory for all — 5719 members — last activity Mar 10, 2026 04:29AM
life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha ...more

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