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Melissa’s Quotes

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor

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“People are just people, doing people things. Sometimes they're stupid, and sometimes they're desperate, and a lot of the time it's just bad luck. Don't get your knickers in a twist over people.”
― Claire North, The Sudden Appearance of Hope

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“When you are alone, even the quiet is full of monsters”
― Claire North, The Sudden Appearance of Hope

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: books, magic, reading

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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Melissa’s Groups

Short Story Writing Competitions — 298 members — last activity Aug 08, 2021 08:09AM
In this group, we will have (occasional) monthly writing competitions with members voting on the theme at the beginning of each month and the stories ...more

Apocalypse Whenever — 14198 members — last activity 4 hours, 32 min ago
The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more

The Evolution of Science Fiction — 1958 members — last activity 3 hours, 55 min ago
We read Science Fiction from all ages, rotating group reads from Proto SF to the latest, & all authors from Abbott to Zelazny. ...more

The Gothic Novel Book Club <Hiatus> — 789 members — last activity Dec 20, 2021 06:15AM
Can't get enough of the supernatural? How about the dark and mysterious? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then this group is for you! E ...more