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Diana Raabe

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Diana’s Quotes

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading, television

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“When I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.”
― Margaret Walker

tags: books, inspirational

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“Over milk and cookies after Karen’s return, she confessed to Karen that she had no idea what Karen wanted out of life. “You’re a cipher,” she said. “A mystery. What are your ambitions and desires? When I was your age, I wanted to write plays.” “I want to get good grades and go to college.” “And what are you going to do when you get there?” “How would I know? I need to get there first and see what it’s like. There are all these majors that sound neat, but I don’t know what they are. Like ‘sociology.’ What is it?”
― Nell Zink, Mislaid

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“Fatherhood surprised him pleasantly. As a male he assumed no unpleasant duties would accrue to him. He would be responsible for teaching the child conversational skills once it reached its teens.”
― Nell Zink, Mislaid

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“...the whole universe is contagious if you look at it long enough. Just opening your eyes puts you in front of a mirror, psychologically speaking. Garbage in, garbage out. Or rather, garbage goes in, but you never get rid of it. It just lies there turning to dust and slowly wafting a thin layer of grime on to every other object in your brain. Scraping the gunk off is not only a major challenge, but the chief burden of human existence. that's why I keep things so clean. Otherwise I would see little flecks of [ ] shit everywhere I looked ...”
― Nell Zink

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Books on the Nightstand — 6096 members — last activity Apr 21, 2026 10:02AM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

National Book Critics Circle — 332 members — last activity May 04, 2021 06:29AM
The National Book Critics Circle honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism and literature.

National Book Awards - Fiction — 29 members — last activity Apr 11, 2013 09:44AM
This Goodreads book club will read all the books that have received a National Book Award - Fiction. We will start with the first book awarded in 1950 ...more