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“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
“Mother, who has an absolute belief that it is not the cards that one is dealt in life, it is how one plays them, is, by far, the highest card I was dealt.”
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
On Reading Graphic Novels
— 1811 members
— last activity Dec 01, 2025 10:13AM
Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brooklyn ...more
Jasper Fforde's Books: Thursday Next + Other Books
— 397 members
— last activity Mar 21, 2025 04:05AM
To Discuss the Delightful world of Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series, and his other books too.
Douglas Adams (incorporating The Hitchhiker's Guide)
— 200 members
— last activity Sep 09, 2017 02:31AM
Pop in your babel fish and come converse about the late, great Douglas Adams. Whether it be the Hitchhiker's guide, Dirk Gently, or the Meaning of Lif ...more
Christopher Brookmyre (& Jack Parlabane)
— 20 members
— last activity Feb 23, 2011 04:32PM
A place for fans of Christopher Brookmyre and his unique style of hardboiled tartan-noir to gather and discuss anything from the finer plot points to ...more
The Toilet Books Collective
— 9 members
— last activity Nov 18, 2018 12:09PM
The most visited room in the house, so one of my loo books informs me, is the toilet. And where better a place is there for personal development? Okay ...more
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