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“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things can not be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress

tags: classics, europe, traveling, voyage

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“Memories which someday will become all beautiful when the last annoyance that encumbers them shall have faded out of our minds.”
― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress

tags: life, memory

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“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

tags: imagination

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“Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.”
― Henry James

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“Words are only painted fire, a look is the fire itself. She gave that look, and carried it away to the treasury of heaven, where all things that are divine belong.”
― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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The Millions — 273 members — last activity Apr 01, 2020 08:07PM
'The indispensable literary site' - The New York Times 'Lots of reasons to love The Millions' - The Guardian 'A fantastic website' - Utne Reader Tw ...more

Books on the Nightstand — 6096 members — last activity 22 hours, 56 min ago
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

Literary Disco — 1329 members — last activity Jan 28, 2025 03:45PM
A podcast all about books. Hosted by Tod Goldberg, Julia Pistell, and Rider Strong. Old books, new books, and book-related games. Occasionally, a gues ...more

The Verge Book Club — 867 members — last activity Nov 03, 2014 05:51PM
The Verge Book Club: A discussion forum for members of The Verge Book Club. You can subscribe to our podcast in iTunes here. Also here: http://www. ...more