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“Listen to me, he said, when your dreams are of some world that never was or some world that never will be, and you're happy again, then you'll have given up. Do you understand? And you can't give up, I won't let you.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Road

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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
― James Baldwin

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“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

tags: adventure, laughter

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“I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. I feel as if this tree knows everything I ever think of when I sit here. When I come back to it, I never have to remind it of anything; I begin just where I left off.”
― Willa Cather, O Pioneers!

tags: chapter-viii, part-ii

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“I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil that were outside us. And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are.”
― Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

tags: mary-malone, morality

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Steinbeck fans — 292 members — last activity Jul 30, 2022 02:19AM
Anyone who appreciates good, solid Steinbeck writing is encouraged to join. I would love to meet more people who love his writing and want to talk abo ...more

Malcolm X Library Readers — 15 members — last activity Aug 07, 2012 02:18PM
Staff and patrons of the Malcolm X Library can discuss and review books, and find out about literature-related events in San Diego, CA.

Fans of Southern Literature — 547 members — last activity Aug 30, 2025 04:35AM
This is a group that discusses Southern authors and literature. We as a group have people who come together and talk about the great southern books we ...more

CORMAC MCCARTHY THE MASTER OF WORDS — 206 members — last activity Jun 19, 2023 04:35AM
A group dedicated to the enjoyment of great writing, not to analysis, not to eloquence, but to the joy of reading words well put on paper

Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century — 47 members — last activity May 04, 2015 09:56PM
Working at reading through the Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Board's List). Decided to create a group in case anyone would like ...more

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