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Ocean Vuong
“In a world myriad as ours, the gaze is a singular act: to look at something is to fill your whole life with it, if only briefly.”
Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Graham Greene
“Childhood is the writer’s bank balance.”
Graham Greene

Ocean Vuong
“The one good thing about national anthems is that we’re already on our feet, and therefore ready to run. The truth is one nation, under drugs, under drones.”
Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

George MacDonald Fraser
“It's a great thing, prayer. Nobody answers, but at least it stops you from thinking.”
George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman

Marina Tsvetaeva
“There are books so alive that you're always afraid that while you weren't reading, the book has gone and changed, has shifted like a river.”
Marina Tsvetaeva

85538 Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 86650 members — last activity 22 hours, 51 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
896790 Tough Guy Book Club — 165 members — last activity May 06, 2026 10:48PM
Tough Guy Book Club was founded in 2012, and is a network of men’s book clubs in local pubs. We’re about reading books, hitting the pub with the goon ...more
1179502 Face Value — 21 members — last activity Jan 08, 2022 04:04PM
Honestly, how much information can someone retain about a book through a shallow investigation of its cover? The Non-Reading-Book-Club for Book Reade ...more
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