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“Contemporary research shows that happy people are more altruistic, more productive, more helpful, more likable, more creative, more resilient, more interested in others, friendlier, and healthier. Happy people make better friends, colleagues, and citizens.”
― The Happiness Project
― The Happiness Project
“Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability.”
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“I don’t even know what I’m writing, I have no idea, I don’t know anything, and I’m not reading over it, and I’m not correcting my style, and I’m writing just for the sake of writing, just for the sake of writing more to you… My precious, my darling, my dearest!”
― Poor Folk
― Poor Folk
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— 5381 members
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We are an international group who share an interest in reading all genres of books. We focus on four main areas: 1. Monthly Group Themed Read. Each m ...more
What's the Name of That Book???
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— last activity 14 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Write Write and Write
— 14 members
— last activity Dec 05, 2014 10:57PM
We met in the chat room of the same name during NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo.
Challenge Yourself
— 109 members
— last activity Dec 24, 2025 03:31PM
This group is designed specificallly to record your personal challenges. We are not challenging you; you challenge yourself and follow your own readin ...more
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