Karen

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Karen’s Quotes

“God pity the poor novelist.”
― Steven Millhauser, Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright

tags: writing

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“A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.”
― Randall Jarell

tags: poetry, writing

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“One always has a better book in one's mind than one can manage to get onto paper.”
― Michael Cunningham

tags: life, on-fiction, writing

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“People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: television, writing

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“the writing of some
men
is like a vast bridge
that carries you
over
the many things
that claw and tear.

The Wine of Forever”
― Charles Bukowski, Love Is a Dog from Hell

tags: writing

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Karen’s Groups

Books on the Nightstand — 6104 members — last activity May 26, 2026 06:54PM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

Fiction and Poetry Contests — 227 members — last activity Apr 30, 2015 10:51PM
A place to post deadlines and guidelines and purses and questions and encouragement re: contests and awards for fiction and poetry.

Tournament of Books — 2364 members — last activity May 26, 2026 05:20PM
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

FeministSF & F — 56 members — last activity Dec 28, 2013 11:07AM
A place to discuss and recommend feminist science fiction and fantasy. Please, authors, no self-promotion in this group.