Gary Lowe

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Gary’s Quotes

“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”
― George R.R. Martin

tags: books, george-r-r-martin

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“It is good people who make good places.”
― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty

tags: attitude, genius-loci, goodness, people, places, spirit, warmth, welcoming

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings

tags: activism, life, optimism, philosophy, world

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Dragons & Jetpacks — 2587 members — last activity Aug 30, 2026 06:02AM
A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more

Historical Fiction Readers — 1620 members — last activity Aug 15, 2026 10:00AM
This group is for readers of Historical Fiction and History from across all genres, eras, and time periods.

Apocalypse Whenever — 14092 members — last activity 26 minutes ago
The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more

WW2 Holocaust — 58 members — last activity Apr 12, 2018 10:21AM
WW2 Holocaust books

YA Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction — 1865 members — last activity Aug 07, 2026 06:09PM
Join to discuss YA apocalyptic and dystopian fiction, get suggestions for new reads, and suggest books that you think others will enjoy! Though our mo ...more

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