Preston Ray

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Preston’s Quotes

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

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“Always there comes an hour when one is weary of one's work and devotion to duty, and all one craves for is a loved face, the warmth and wonder of a loving heart.”
― Albert Camus

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“There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined.”
― Albert Camus

tags: crime, logic, passion

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“Civilised life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.”
― J.G. Ballard

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“As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.”
― H. Rider Haggard

tags: humor

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Newtownians! — 20 members — last activity Aug 22, 2016 08:56AM
a group just for people who live in Newtown CT please! or Sandy Hook! or somewhere very close to here!

The Sword and Laser — 21676 members — last activity 13 hours, 1 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

SFBRP Listeners — 667 members — last activity Aug 09, 2026 09:12AM
A group for listeners of the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast.

THE NAPOLEONIC WARS — 271 members — last activity Sep 01, 2026 05:48PM
A chance to discuss books covering the Napoleonic Wars. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with ...more

SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — 3790 members — last activity Sep 02, 2026 11:29AM
This is for those of us whose preferred format is the ebook ... So, Whether you're a Kindle, Nook, Sony, iPad, Google, or whatever person; come on in ...more

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