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Neer’s Quotes

“Never mind. Never mind. In this brief life, one cannot always be counting the cost.”
― Christopher Isherwood, Mr Norris Changes Trains

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“There’s always an end. But the end is always the beginning of something else. The periods we write into our lives are always provisional, in one way or another.”
― Henning Mankell, The Man from Beijing

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“History can never give us exact knowledge of what will happen in the future: rather, it shows us that our ability to prepare ourselves for change is limited.”
― Henning Mankell, The Man from Beijing

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“Letters...People do not write the truth; they write the things that, they believe, you would like to read.”
― Henning Mankell, The Man from Beijing

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 323894 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Reading the Detectives — 2331 members — last activity 1 hour, 2 min 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

Reading the 20th Century — 1638 members — last activity 2 hours, 0 min ago
Welcome to 'Reading the 20th Century', a friendly and inclusive group that explores and discusses the literature, history, culture and music of the ye ...more

Retro Reads — 630 members — last activity May 12, 2026 01:11PM
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. Our time period will be 1900-2000. Authors like M.M. Kaye, Elizabet ...more

Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) — 16253 members — last activity 1 hour, 22 min ago
The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more

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