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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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“Yer in my blood, Saba, he says. Yer in my head. Yer in my breath, yer in my bones...gawd help me, yer everywhere. You have bin since the first moment I set eyes on you.”
― Moira Young, Blood Red Road

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“If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

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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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“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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Gary’s Groups

Dragons & Jetpacks — 2565 members — last activity 1 hour, 14 min ago
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 — 1605 members — last activity Apr 05, 2026 11:05AM
This group is for readers of Historical Fiction and History from across all genres, eras, and time periods.

Apocalypse Whenever — 13967 members — last activity 4 hours, 7 min 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 — 1870 members — last activity Oct 31, 2025 03:12PM
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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