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Elie Wiesel
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
― Elie Wiesel

José Saramago
“Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.”
― José Saramago, Blindness

Albert Camus
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

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

Christopher  Morley
“There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.”
― Christopher Morley, Pipefuls

12544 The Life of a Book Addict — 12118 members — last activity Sep 28, 2026 08:00AM
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19860 Classics and the Western Canon — 4984 members — last activity 11 hours, 43 min ago
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
37292 Q&A with Margaret Atwood — 841 members — last activity May 23, 2023 05:55PM
Join bestselling and award winning author Margaret Atwood for a discussion group in celebration of the paperback release of her novel The Year of the ...more
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