Athena Macmillan

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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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“The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say.
About anything.
"Need a poo, Todd."
"Shutup, Manchee."
"Poo. Poo, Todd."
"I said shut it.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

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

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

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“If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.”
― Anita Diamant, The Red Tent

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Athena’s Groups

Crazy Challenge Connection — 1097 members — last activity 1 hour, 16 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 — 1096 members — last activity 1 hour, 38 min ago
This is a group for women only! No group collectors! We expect participation! Before you apply for membership in Bound Together please check to see ...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 — 30804 members — last activity 3 hours, 32 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

Dunedin Readers — 8 members — last activity Feb 27, 2016 03:14AM
A convenient page for discussing what we read, potential meet up times and other shenanigans.

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