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Kavan’s Quotes

“No doubt I shall go on writing, stumbling across tundras of unmeaning, planting words like bloody flags in my wake....”
― Alexander Trocchi

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“You’ve got to empathize, not sympathize. Take that loose thread. Start to pull. Let the whole thing unravel. Let’s start making something stronger. More beautiful.”
― Alan Graham, Welcome Homeless: One Man's Journey of Discovering the Meaning of Home

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“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.”
― Anthony Bourdain

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“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed—remember you can go anywhere.”
― Joanna Lumley

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“I was thinking that if what distinguishes us as humans is our stupidity, what may redeem us is our grace.”
― Earl Lovelace

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Retro Reads — 617 members — last activity Jan 09, 2026 12:22PM
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. From 2023 our time period will be 1900-1980. Authors like M.M. Kaye ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 307408 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Supernatural Fiction of the 70s & 80s — 42 members — last activity Feb 06, 2018 10:19AM
This group is designed to foster discussion of supernatural horror and dark fantasy books and short stories that were written in the 1970s & 1980s. Th ...more

Madam, want to talk about author Mary Stewart? — 330 members — last activity Dec 18, 2025 03:46PM
This group is for readers to discover (or rediscover) Mary Stewart novels. Feel free to join in the discussions and start a new thread as well.

The Evolution of Science Fiction — 1840 members — last activity 1 hour, 24 min ago
We read Science Fiction from all ages, rotating group reads from Proto SF to the latest, & all authors from Abbott to Zelazny. ...more

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