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Charles Bukowski
“I wish to weep
but sorrow is
stupid.
I wish to believe
but belief is a
graveyard.”
Charles Bukowski, What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

David Foster Wallace
“Whatever you get paid attention for is never what you think is most important about yourself.”
David Foster Wallace

James Baldwin
“For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness.”
James Baldwin, Sonny's Blues

Robert Lynn Asprin
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides."- Unofficial UN Motto”
Robert Lynn Asprin, Sweet Myth-Tery of Life

Mark Twain
“The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little.”
Mark Twain

69520 Chaos Reading — 2785 members — last activity 9 hours, 36 min ago
For people who read an eclectic mix of books. We like variety, new experiences and intelligent, thoughtful, funny conversation. We like our shelves bu ...more
58827 Brain Pain — 1247 members — last activity Oct 10, 2023 09:29AM
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10871 The New Weird — 299 members — last activity Feb 08, 2022 04:57PM
I am not starting this group because I feel I know a lot about the New Weird. Quite the contrary. I'm starting the group because I don't know much, bu ...more
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