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MikeR’s Quotes

“Intelligence is intelligence, whether it be born of wires and light or two apes fucking.”
― C. Robert Cargill, Sea of Rust

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“Philosophy - A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.”
― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary and Other Works

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“Ninety-five percent of people who walk the earth are simply inert. One percent are saints, and one percent are assholes. The other three percent are people who do what they say they can do.”
― Stephen King, The Dead Zone

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“The victim was white, in his early thirties, five feet eleven inches tall, ten and a half stone in weight, and in good physical condition. The last part always irritated Banks: how could a corpse ever be in good physical condition ?”
― Peter Robinson, The Hanging Valley

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“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.”
― Friedrich Engels Karl Marx

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MikeR’s Groups

English Mysteries Club — 2959 members — last activity Nov 09, 2026 10:41AM
Do you love mysteries written in the "English" style? Why not come and join us? We are an established group of mystery readers, which re-launched in 2 ...more

The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — 33101 members — last activity 1 hour, 58 min ago
“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more

Reading the Detectives — 2405 members — last activity 6 minutes ago
Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2025 and 2026 our challenge is Christie's Detectives: Poirot vs Marple. W ...more

Stephen King Fans — 20641 members — last activity 8 hours, 57 min ago
A place for all Stephen King fans to gather and discuss his work. Welcome Constant Readers!! EST 2007