Bonnie

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“Very much indeed of what we call moral education is such an artificial modification and perversion of instinct; pugnacity is trained into courageous self-sacrifice, and suppressed sexuality into religious emotion.”
― H.G. Wells

tags: island-of-dr-moreau

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“Our true nationality is mankind.”
― H.G. Wells

tags: nationalism, racism

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“Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.”
― H.G.Wells

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“Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a very dangerous enemy indeed.”
― Anne Rice, The Witching Hour

tags: aliteracy, bibliophiles, book-lovers, willful-ignorance, zealotry

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“It's an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater lustre to our colours, a richer resonance to our words.”
― Anne Rice, The Queen of the Damned

tags: the-vampire-chronicles

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A group of indie authors, helping each other out and bringing new books to the world

Edgy YA — 473 members — last activity Jan 06, 2019 05:16PM
Discussing books that are about teenagers, but doesn't fit comfortably into the YA category due to edgy and dark content. ...more

Australian YA Bloggers & Readers — 662 members — last activity Sep 23, 2022 04:49AM
A group for Australian & New Zealand YA bloggers & readers to connect, network and share their blogs, reviews and recommendations. If you review YA ti ...more