Athena Macmillan

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Athena’s Quotes

“To die, it's easy. But you have to struggle for life.”
― Art Spiegelman, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

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“I love you breathlessly, my amazing man.”
― Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

tags: romance, the-bronze-horseman, ww-2russia

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“Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are."
The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes.
"Say 'Nevermore,'" said Shadow.
"Fuck you," said the raven.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

tags: edgar-allan-poe, humor, nevermore, parody, poe, raven

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“Humanity is a parade of fools, and I am at the front of it, twirling a baton.”
― Dean Koontz

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“The game is to have them all running about with fire extinguishers when there is a flood, and all crowding to that side of the boat which is already nearly gunwale under.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

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Athena’s Groups

Crazy Challenge Connection — 1137 members — last activity 3 hours, 23 min ago
Welcome to the Crazy Challenge Connection. This group was started with several things in mind: a love of reading, the endless drive to read "just one ...more

Bound Together — 1097 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
This is a group for women only! You must be able to prove you are female! No group collectors! We expect participation! Before you apply for membe ...more

ReSisters: Dunedin Bookclub — 22 members — last activity Aug 28, 2017 04:40PM
Feminist book club exploring literature by inspiring women and other books addressing social equality and human rights.

Around the World in 80 Books — 32049 members — last activity 1 hour, 27 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 88532 members — last activity 1 hour, 45 min ago
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

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