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Martin’s Quotes

“For Harry Potter I have all the time in the world.”
― Philippa Gregory

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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

tags: attributed-no-source, courage

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“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”
― Khaled Hosseini

tags: life

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“After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots

tags: reading

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“Once, in my father's bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory to which, sooner or later—no matter how many books we read, how many worlds we discover, or how much we learn or forget—we will return.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind

tags: part-i

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A Song of Ice & Fire Fans — 5650 members — last activity Jun 30, 2023 06:43AM
For fan discussion of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series. Occasionally referred to by the first book of the series, A Game of Thrones. ...more

Tudor History Lovers — 3127 members — last activity Apr 19, 2026 04:42PM
Anyone who enjoys historical fiction or history books about Tudor England will like this group. Whether you have been all the way to England just to t ...more

UK Book Club — 6950 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
This is a book group for Goodreads users in the UK, but members from other countries are welcome too so long as all posts are made in English. Please ...more

UK Amazon Kindle Forum — 6675 members — last activity 4 hours, 19 min ago
Where every hour is happy hour.

The Walking Read - A group for zombies and post-apoc fiction — 206 members — last activity Feb 24, 2026 03:35PM
If you love post-apocalyptic, dystopian and zombie fiction or anything approaching those genres, then this is a place for you to rave about books you ...more

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