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Ó Ruairc’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“A house that has a library in it has a soul.”
― Plato

tags: attributed-no-source

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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
― Thomas Mann, Essays of Three Decades

tags: authors, creative-process, struggle, writers, writing

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“My mistake was in ever opening the books.”
― Jack London, The Sea Wolf

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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy

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Irish Lit & Times — 355 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 06:47AM
Celtic peoples and lovers of the Irish alike, gather to sing our songs of joyous melancholia! Come discuss anything related to any Irish author, and f ...more

Old Norse Literature — 287 members — last activity Jan 30, 2022 05:00PM
This group is dedicated to all things associated with Old Norse literature, both primary and secondary sources: Family Sagas, Legendary sagas, Riddara ...more

Roger Zelazny — 213 members — last activity Dec 30, 2024 11:52AM
Roger Zelazny, Science Fiction & Fantasy author extraordinaire, wrote dozens of books & stories over the course of his too short career. Discuss him & ...more

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