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“You came to tell us that the great cities are in favour of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile plains. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy out farms and the grass will grow in the city...You shall not press down upon the brow of labour this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”
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“All men by nature desire to know.”
― Metaphysics
― Metaphysics
“The pursuit of truth, not of facts, is the business of fiction.”
― Warlock
― Warlock
“Self-deception is a pessimistic definition of optimism.”
― Europe Central
― Europe Central
“Hunger brings a halt to love, or if not hunger, Time, or if those are of no avail, a noose.”
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Bottom's Dream
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— last activity Feb 19, 2024 06:21PM
This a group to read and celebrate the writings of Arno Schmidt, with especial emphasis upon the forthcoming release of the Woodsing of his Meisterstü ...more
The BURIED Book Club
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— last activity Feb 27, 2026 06:22PM
TODAY BOOKS ARE NOT BURNED. THEY ARE BURIED. WE SHALL UNEARTH THEM.
/lit/ (2025 revival edition)
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— last activity Jun 24, 2026 04:00AM
No fun allowed. Reading top 100 books from the /lit/ chart.
21st Century Literature
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We read literary fiction from 2000 to present, with the intent of finding those literary gems of timeless and enduring quality. We're less focused o ...more
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