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Laurie’s Quotes

“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, knowledge

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“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six , result happiness.
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery”
― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

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“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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“Perhaps the less we have, the more we are required to brag.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

tags: boasting, popularity

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“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

tags: choice, freedom, freedom-of-choice, hebrew, language, timshel

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NetGalley Readers — 6762 members — last activity 2 hours, 16 min ago
This is a group for those who participate in NetGalley.com to discuss the books that they have been reading from the website, share helpful hints, and ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 325896 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Stephen White - Alan Gregory — 64 members — last activity Nov 01, 2016 04:37PM
COMPOUND FRACTURES NOW AVAILABLE - THIS IS THE END!!!!! A Group for anyone who wants to discuss Stephen White's series set in Boulder, Colorado or ot ...more

Tess Gerritsen Fans — 411 members — last activity Nov 03, 2021 04:02PM
A group for all fans of Tess Gerritsen Tess is author of the popular Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles Series, which was also a hit show on TNT. She has also ...more

Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 175938 members — last activity 4 hours, 47 min ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more

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