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Hardcover’s Quotes

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: life, regrets

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, life

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“You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.”
― Dorothy Parker, You Might As Well Live: The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker

tags: horticulture, puns

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Hardcover Hearts Blog — 13 members — last activity Apr 01, 2016 03:07PM
For members of the Hardcover Hearts Blog Community to share info on the books on our shelves, participate or come up with our reading challenges (for ...more

Books I Loathed — 1954 members — last activity Apr 08, 2026 02:04PM
This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa ...more

Around the World — 1899 members — last activity Apr 27, 2026 12:08AM
Each year we look at our to-be-read shelves and choose which countries of the world we want to travel through. Some of our members map their journeys ...more

Reading German Books in 2020 — 401 members — last activity Jan 31, 2026 09:06AM
In 2020, Melanie and Britta decided to challenge themselves to read more books in their native German language and created the Read More German Books ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26941 members — last activity May 02, 2026 01:45PM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

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