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“You cried for night - it falls. Now cry in darkness.”
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“There were adventure stories supplied with cloths for mopping your brow, thrillers containing pressed leaves of soothing valerian to be sniffed when the suspense became too great, and books with stout locks sealed by the Atlantean censorship authorities ("Sale permitted, reading prohibited!"). One shop sold nothing but 'half' works that broke off in the middle because their author had died while writing them; another specialised in novels whose protagonists were insects. I also saw a Wolperting shop that sold nothing but books on chess and another patronised exclusively by dwarfs with blond beards, all of whom wore eye-shades.”
― The City of Dreaming Books
― The City of Dreaming Books
“Only the nonreader fears books. ”
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“Nothing is funnier than unhappiness.”
― Endgame
― Endgame
“ Was I sleeping, while the others suffered? Am I sleeping now? Tomorrow, when I wake, or think I do, what shall I say of today? That with Estragon my friend, at this place, until the fall of night, I waited for Godot? That Pozzo passed, with his carrier, and that he spoke to us? Probably. But in all that what truth will there be? He'll know nothing. He'll tell me about the blows he received and I'll give him a carrot. (pause) Astride of a grave and a difficult birth. Down in the hole, lingeringly, the grave digger puts on the forceps. We have time to grow old. The air is full of our cries. But habit is a great deadener. At me too someone is looking, of me too someone is saying, He is sleeping, he knows nothing, let him sleep on. (Pause.) I can't go on! (Pause.) What have I said? ”
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Jane Austen Super Hero Book Club
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— last activity Nov 29, 2010 12:52PM
A lovely group of readers who like to read when we can and like to meet when we can. Unfortunately, time is not often our friend.
Good Books to Recommend to Young Adults
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— last activity Mar 18, 2010 10:33AM
For people who read and enjoy young adult literature. The idea is to keep up with good YA books and to talk a bit about them.
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This group is for word lovers and has topics both serious (grammatical questions and concerns) and not so serious (word play and word games of all sor ...more
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
GNOWP Summer Institute Book List
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— last activity May 17, 2012 12:57PM
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