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“It is difficult at times to repress the thought that history is about as instructive as an abattoir; that Tacitus was right and that peace is merely the desolation left behind after the decisive operations of merciless power.”
― Crediting Poetry: The Nobel Lecture
― Crediting Poetry: The Nobel Lecture
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
Verbeelding Bookclub
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— last activity Feb 03, 2026 01:05PM
Iedere maand lezen we gezellig samen een boek. En dan... doen... we... daar iets mee... Of zo.
Belgium
— 309 members
— last activity Apr 14, 2016 02:00AM
Where can a man not draw a pipe and make 955 million yen? Where can a lonesome cowboy on the trail of the same four brothers for sixty years earn 4.3 ...more
Boekverslaafden zoekt moderator(s)
— 168 members
— last activity Dec 31, 2017 08:54AM
Ben jij verslaafd aan boeken en wil jij je mening delen over een boek of een boek aanraden, dan ben jij hier op je plaats! ;)
De Boekendoos
— 545 members
— last activity Jul 22, 2022 09:32AM
Voor alle mensen die in Nederland of België wonen of de taal spreken en hun lees-ervaringen willen delen met landgenoten in eigen taal.
EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club
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Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's ...more
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