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“That’s why you need to grab whatever chance you have for happiness where you find it, and not worry too much about other people. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a lifetime, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

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“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
― Charles Bukowski, Barfly

tags: humour, misanthropy, paraphrased

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“The lesson: good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way. Bullying, bickering and competing for dominance are, even in a low-risk situation, excellent ways to destroy morale and diminish productivity.”
― Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

tags: books

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“A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility.”
― Mary Shelley, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

tags: balance

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Perustopia Book Club — 16541 members — last activity Jun 09, 2026 07:03PM
Hello everybody! Regan and I are teaming up and decided to make a book club where we can all read awesome books together each month! We will also hav ...more

Nonfiction November — 2725 members — last activity 23 hours, 55 min ago
Welcome to Nonfiction November! This is a month-long nonfiction reading initiative during which you're challenged to read more nonfiction than you ord ...more

The Book Cult — 508 members — last activity Mar 19, 2022 01:06PM
This club is no longer operating here. Find us on Discord. https://discord.gg/WJDdGQKycg