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Paul is Currently Reading

Paul Spence is currently reading

Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers

by Tom Wolfe

bookshelves: currently-reading, essays, nonfiction, journalism, history, humour

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Parallel Lives

by Olivier Schrauwen

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Jan 28, 2026 03:28AM

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The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

bookshelves: currently-reading, literary-fiction, mystery

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Jan 22, 2026 11:00AM

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Paul’s Quotes

“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
― Logan Pearsall Smith

tags: life, reading

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“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

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“Love truth, but pardon error.”
― Voltaire

tags: truth

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“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Philip K. Dick, VALIS

tags: qotd

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“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
― Charles Bukowski, Barfly

tags: humour, misanthropy, paraphrased

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Manga & Anime Lovers — 2464 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 02:17PM
Do you like to read comics like Fairy Tail? One Piece? The Black Butler? Bleach? Or any other manga out there. If so, this is the group for you. In th ...more

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