Jeff Scott

http://gathernodust.blogspot.com

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“Here was the South Side--a million in captivity--stretching from this doorstep as far as the eye could see. And they didn't even read; depressed populations don't have the time or energy to spare. The affluent populations, which should have their help, didn't as far as could be discovered, read, either--they merely bought books and devoured them, but not in order to learn: in order to learn new attitudes.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

tags: poverty, reading

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“When other people are happy, I don't have to worry about them. There is room for my happiness.”
― Ling Ma, Severance

tags: happiness

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“The past is a black hole, cut into the present day like a wound, and if you come too close, you can get sucked in. You have to keep moving.”
― Ling Ma, Severance

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“We realize that all these acts of self-reinvention and self-determination will nonetheless be trampled by the greedy and the powerful, then ground up in the tank treads of history.”
― Matt Zoller Seitz, The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

tags: history

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“Somewhere, on the edge of consciousness, there is what I call a mythical norm, which each one of us within our hearts knows “that is not me.” In america, this norm is usually defined as white, thin, male, young, heterosexual, christian, and financially secure. It is with this mythical norm that the trappings of power reside within this society. Those of us who stand outside that power often identify one way in which we are different, and we assume that to be the primary cause of all oppression, forgetting other distortions around difference, some of which we ourselves may be practicing.”
― Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

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Jeff’s Groups

The Rory Gilmore Book Club — 23102 members — last activity 19 hours, 54 min ago
Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 41144 members — last activity 2 hours, 31 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

fiction files redux — 295 members — last activity Oct 10, 2022 09:43AM
this is a literary love-in, baby . . . books, literature, fiction of all shapes and sizes, these things we discuss . . . make yourself at home, check ...more

California Reads — 38 members — last activity Aug 17, 2012 04:08PM
In a national election year, readers will be Searching for Democracy as part of an initiative to inspire conversation on the nature and needs of our d ...more

Books on the Nightstand — 6092 members — last activity Oct 02, 2025 08:43PM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

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