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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
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“Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and dogmatism cannot confine it.
{Letter to his son and 6th US president, John Quincy Adams, November 13 1816}”
― The Letters of John and Abigail Adams
{Letter to his son and 6th US president, John Quincy Adams, November 13 1816}”
― The Letters of John and Abigail Adams
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
― Paradise Lost
― Paradise Lost
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
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“Man lives consciously for himself, but serves as an unconscious instrument for the achievement of historical, universally human goals. ”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
Classics and the Western Canon
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This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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— last activity Dec 23, 2025 06:55AM
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
Books I Loathed
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— last activity Feb 18, 2025 09:17AM
This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa ...more
Fiction parodies
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— last activity Apr 11, 2017 12:18AM
Add your parody of a novel, fiction writer, or short story published in the past 100 years (it is now 2014)
Joseph Campbell discussion group
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— last activity May 30, 2023 12:36PM
Discussion about Joseph Campbell and his work and mythological meaning for today.
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