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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“Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: individuality

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“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.”
― Frank Herbert

tags: politics

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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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“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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Preston’s Groups

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 — 21671 members — last activity 10 hours, 53 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 — 668 members — last activity Oct 19, 2026 10:11AM
A group for listeners of the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast.

THE NAPOLEONIC WARS — 271 members — last activity 18 hours, 47 min ago
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 — 3794 members — last activity Oct 09, 2026 04:11AM
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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