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Cosimo’s Quotes

“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
― Charles Bukowski, Barfly

tags: humour, misanthropy, paraphrased

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“Our doubts are traitors,
and make us lose the good we oft might win,
by fearing to attempt.”
― William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure

tags: cowardice, doubt, resolve, self-doubt

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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading, television

23098 likes

“Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.”
― Stéphane Mallarmé

tags: books, reading

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“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

tags: humor, reading

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Urania — 451 members — last activity Nov 10, 2026 09:52AM
Questo gruppo è dedicato alla collana Urania di Mondadori e alle sue "figlie". Vuole essere anche un aiuto al reperimento dei volumi che, come noto, s ...more

Dystopia Land — 5728 members — last activity 18 hours, 35 min ago
THE BIGGEST GROUP FOR DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ON GOODREADS. What you can do in the group? * You can say 'Hi', or tell us what you are reading * Yo ...more

Space Opera Fans — 5817 members — last activity 12 hours, 53 min ago
If you like space opera: an epic scale adventure through the galaxy with military battles, interplanetary politics, realistic interpersonal relationsh ...more

Cărți în limba română — 1418 members — last activity May 21, 2026 04:30AM
Cărți în limba română - autori străini sau români (Carti in limba romana - autori straini sau romani)

SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — 3796 members — last activity Oct 27, 2026 12:09PM
This is for those of us whose preferred format is the ebook ... So, Whether you're a Kindle, Nook, Sony, iPad, Google, or whatever person; come on in ...more

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