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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”
― Victor Hugo

tags: literature, music, poetry

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“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.”
― William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads

tags: poetry

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“Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.”
― William Blake

tags: poetry

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“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”
― Victor Hugo

tags: courage, inspirational

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“I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I aim with my eye.

I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I shoot with my mind.

I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
I kill with my heart.”
― Stephen King, The Gunslinger

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All About Books — 3810 members — last activity 23 minutes ago
We're here because we like reading and we like chatting about reading. But we are here especially because we strongly believe that reading is not just ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222799 members — last activity Jun 07, 2026 09:53PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

21st Century Literature — 3662 members — last activity 6 hours, 6 min ago
We read literary fiction from 2000 to present, with the intent of finding those literary gems of timeless and enduring quality. We're less focused o ...more

Nothing But Reading Challenges — 27017 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. The ...more

Drop Everything And Read — 4397 members — last activity 6 hours, 40 min ago
“Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, n ...more

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