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“For so long I had eaten my greens and here - at last! - was my ice-cream sundae.”
― The Woman Upstairs
― The Woman Upstairs
“I was aware of doing only a so-so job on the grown-up career front, but I didn't really care, because there were two big exam questions I wanted to be sure I answered fully: the question of art, and the question of love.”
― The Woman Upstairs
― The Woman Upstairs
“I wish it hadn't happened; but what good does this do? I can wish it wouldn't happen again - but here too, if I'm wishing the impossible, it will do no good at all.”
― The Woman Upstairs
― The Woman Upstairs
“I was funny -- ha-ha, not peculiar. It was a modest currency, like pennies: pedestrian, somewhat laborious, but a currency nonetheless. I was funny, in public, most often at my own expense.”
― The Woman Upstairs
― The Woman Upstairs
“Never try to out-drink a Swede, unless you happen to be a Finn or at least a Russian.”
― The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
― The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
Liberté Book Club
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— last activity Apr 11, 2026 04:39AM
We are a group of readers (friends in the making), living in central NJ. We meet in person on the second Friday of each month. We rotate meeting place ...more
Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
Middle East/North African Lit
— 2415 members
— last activity Apr 03, 2026 06:39AM
Current banner photo : Gaza at Palestine #Land day https://altahrir.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/land-in-eastern-gaza-declared-a-disaster-zone-due-to-isr ...more
Friends of City Lights
— 527 members
— last activity Oct 29, 2018 03:34AM
City Lights Books is a landmark independent bookstore and publisher that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics.
Banned Books Club
— 162 members
— last activity Dec 19, 2014 03:29AM
To read and discuss historically or recently banned books, and champion free speech, and current events as well as artistic expressions of freedom.
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