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“History is always the interpretation of the present”
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“I'm glad you like adverbs — I adore them; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.”
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“Know there's beauty in the words you leave out”
― Hourglass Museum
― Hourglass Museum
“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.”
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“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
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The Year of Reading Proust
— 1635 members
— last activity Mar 29, 2025 09:41AM
2013 was the year for reading—or re-reading—Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu or In Search of Lost Time for many of us. However, these th ...more
The Classics Club
— 242 members
— last activity Jul 02, 2023 12:46PM
This group is made up of members of the Classics Book Club. Members who happen to be part of Goodreads can meet here to share links, post reviews, etc ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
— 4954 members
— last activity May 06, 2026 03:57PM
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
Jim’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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