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“Résumé
Razors pain you,
Rivers are damp,
Acids stain you,
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful,
Nooses give,
Gas smells awful.
You might as well live.”
― Enough Rope
Razors pain you,
Rivers are damp,
Acids stain you,
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful,
Nooses give,
Gas smells awful.
You might as well live.”
― Enough Rope
“You know, the act of feeding someone is the ultimate act of care and affection...sharing yourself with someone else through food." He held another mouthful of cake under her nose. "Think about it. We are fed in the Eucharist, by our mothers when we are infants, by our parents as children, by friends at dinner parties, by a lover when we feast on one another's bodies...and on occasion, on another's souls.”
― Gabriel's Inferno
― Gabriel's Inferno
“The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night.”
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“Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice.”
― Beyond Good and Evil
― Beyond Good and Evil
Opera: The Extravagant Art
— 72 members
— last activity Dec 03, 2023 11:39AM
As Dr. Samuel Johnson said: "Opera is an exotic and irrational entertainment." Or Alexander Waugh wrote, “Opera is a unique and lavish art form quite ...more
Sacramento readers
— 258 members
— last activity Oct 25, 2025 11:17AM
Feel free to invite any other Sactarians or to add any Sac-relevant books to the group bookshelf. Please don't add any books unless they are related t ...more
Carl Jung
— 151 members
— last activity Aug 26, 2018 06:35AM
If you enjoy and find meaning in the writings of Carl Gustav Jung, it would be a pleasure to talk, learn of your musings and discover common streams o ...more
Folklore & Fairytales
— 382 members
— last activity Feb 06, 2026 01:12AM
For everyone who is interested in folklore and fairytales, either as a reader/hearer, writer/storyteller, or researcher.
Great Mother Conference
— 3 members
— last activity Feb 02, 2014 04:12AM
Gather with us for the 40th annual Conference of the Great Mother and New Father, founded by Robert Bly. http://greatmotherconference.org/register/
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