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Jonpatterns’s Quotes

“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading

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“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
― Niels Bohr

tags: science

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“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”
― Mark Twain

tags: illusions, life

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“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

tags: inspirational

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“Time doth flit; oh shit.”
― Dorothy Parker

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Jonpatterns’s Groups

Indie Revolution Group — 235 members — last activity Feb 09, 2026 08:23PM
A place for anyone and everyone especially interested in promoting and discussing the work of indie authors and/or whatever else you like!

Anarchist & Radical Book Club — 2731 members — last activity Apr 30, 2026 09:35PM
This is a group to read and discuss anarchist practice and theory, by gathering a large body of anarchist literature, non-fiction, and theory, as well ...more

Booksounds — 76 members — last activity Nov 16, 2014 02:05PM
My own music compilations accompanying some of my favourite books. The goal is to express/intensify a certain mood, feeling or historical/geographical ...more

Social Change & Activism — 1674 members — last activity Apr 27, 2026 03:04PM
People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho ...more

The Transfer by Kathryn Ford — 51 members — last activity Jul 19, 2020 10:43AM
My first, published, book. Welcome to the world of my imagination. You can follow me on Facebook: Kathryn Ford - author Or Twitter: @KathrynAuthor ...more

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