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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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“Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.”
― Haruki Marukami

tags: expectation

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“Before you hate pressure, remind yourself that is where diamonds are made.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

tags: adversity-quotes, hardship-quotes, inspirational-quote, inspirational-quotes, inspirational-quotes-about-life, matshona-dhliwayo-quotes, motivational-quotations, motivational-quotes, motivational-quotes-for-women, pressure-quotes

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“If he can't sleep, how will he ever dream?”
― Eddie Vedder

tags: inspirational, lyrics, music

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“All language is but a poor translation.”
― Franz Kafka

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Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's ...more

YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ — 18029 members — last activity 1 hour, 25 min ago
“We read to know that we are not alone.” ― C.S. Lewis ----------------------- WHAT DO WE DO HERE? This group encourages people to interact with fe ...more

The naruto fans — 60 members — last activity Mar 02, 2021 04:31AM
This group is for naruto fans Heres a quiz that i made. http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/take/1481-naruto-brain-teaser Here's another quiz i made abou ...more

Underground Knowledge — A discussion group — 24803 members — last activity 4 hours, 45 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more

Philosophy — 5804 members — last activity Jan 22, 2026 12:10PM
What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more

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