Fran Hutton

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Fran’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (266)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1981)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
read-in-the-2010s‎ (373)
read-in-the-2020s‎ (353)
around-the-world‎ (268)
non-fiction‎ (257)

read-in-the-1980s‎ (230)
read-in-the-1990s‎ (186)
read-in-the-2000s‎ (156)
science-fiction-fantasy‎ (119)
college-reads‎ (118)
age-15-18-high-school-reads-1972-75‎ (104)
history‎ (99)
read-along-with-my-kids‎ (96)

nordic-noir-and-other-scandinavian‎ (93)
biographies‎ (80)
age-12-14-young-teen-reads-1969-71‎ (75)
myth-religion-beliefs-philosophy‎ (72)
age-3-8-childhood-reads-1960-65‎ (71)
age-9-11-childhood-reads-1966-68‎ (57)
textbooks‎ (47)
favorites‎ (42)

gardening‎ (36)
recent-favorites‎ (21)
spanish‎ (17)
poetry‎ (16)
latin‎ (15)
art‎ (14)
first-reads‎ (2)

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Fran’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.”
― Stephen King, Night Shift

2156 likes

“I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all.”
― Stephen King

2999 likes

“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cult, danger, law, organized-religion, power, religion, sect, separation-of-church-and-state

430 likes

“A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.”
― Stephen King

tags: life-experience, writing, writing-craft

1728 likes

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