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Baris Benan

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“Late Fragment

And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.”
― Raymond Carver, A New Path to the Waterfall

tags: love, poetry

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“The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.”
― Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

tags: art, artists

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“Ralph also took some classes in philosophy and literature and felt himself on the brink of some kind of huge discovery about himself. But it never came.”
― Raymond Carver, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

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“Even in Siberia there is happiness.”
― Anton Chekhov

tags: chekhov, happiness, siberia

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“There is one other book, that can teach you everything you need to know about life... it's The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, but that's not enough anymore.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

tags: dostoeyevksy, the-brothers-karamazov

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Shakespeare Fans — 2317 members — last activity Mar 28, 2026 10:01AM
Anyone who likes Shakespeare and wants to discuss anything about his plays can join!

Golden Age of Hollywood Book Club — 429 members — last activity 9 hours, 38 min ago
This reading group is for lovers of classic Hollywood. We discuss the films, crews, actors, designers, and books that cover the Golden Age of Tinsel ...more

THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB — 6694 members — last activity 19 hours, 52 min ago
ALL GENRE COMMUNITY OF BOOK LOVERS-Perfect for those interested in good books of any genre, film and lively discussion!- from current fiction, thrille ...more

Goodreads Türkiye Kütüphanecileri — 6538 members — last activity 37 minutes ago
Bu grup kütüphaneci olmayan arkadaşlarımıza yardımcı olmakla beraber bir çok türkçe eseri Goodreads'e kazandırmak için açılmıştır. Tüm Türk kullanıcıl ...more