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“The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.”
― Paul Auster

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“Despair is something horribly simple.”
― Christopher Isherwood, Down There on a Visit

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“If only time never came to its senses. If somehow it wouldn't succeed in walking a straight line. If it would only lurch, behave nonsensically, fall to pieces. And we would watch, and, condemning its actions, would never have to refer to it again.”
― Elif Shafak, The Gaze

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“although it was easier to believe in the devil than it was in God. The devil was everywhere, whereas God was, clearly, nowhere to be found.”
― Kate Atkinson, Death at the Sign of the Rook

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“Pour qui sont ces serpents qui sifflent sur vos têtes ?”
― Jean Racine, Andromaque

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The Da Vinci Code Readalong #DaVinciCodeReadalong — 238 members — last activity Dec 07, 2022 11:54AM
This March, I will be hosting a readalong of Dan Brown's classic The Da Vinci Code. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn a b ...more

Marx's Capital Volumes I, II, III (Study Group - 2020 and beyond) — 351 members — last activity Mar 30, 2025 11:28AM
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What next, now notifications are reduced, DMs abolished, so GR is dying? — 267 members — last activity 4 hours, 42 min ago
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