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Kirsti

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Kirsti’s Quotes

“If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”
― Mark Twain

tags: animals, cats, dogs, grace, reticence

1747 likes

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading, television

23106 likes

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

tags: activism

8932 likes

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor

51694 likes

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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Books I Loathed — 1954 members — last activity Apr 08, 2026 02:04PM
This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa ...more

Insatiable Bookworms — 103 members — last activity Jan 06, 2016 05:18AM
A group for the book hungry! Here we will discuss new books, meet new people and much much more. Please feel free to join and suggest and vote for boo ...more

Books and Bitches Down Under Aussie Book Club — 271 members — last activity Feb 15, 2026 11:53PM
Books and Bitches Down Under (BBDU) Goodreads Group Welcome to the official Goodreads group for Books and Bitches Down Under! This is our dedicated s ...more

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