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Melissa

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Melissa’s Quotes

“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
― David Sedaris, Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays

tags: sympathy

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“Judgement is often no more than a confession of ignorance.”
― Bill Clegg

tags: judgment, judgmental-people

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“Have books ‘happened’ to you? Unless your answer to that question is ‘yes,’ I’m unsure how to talk to you”
― Haruki Murakami

tags: books, murakami, reading

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“It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me straight. When asked about my new look he put down his fork and stared at me for a few moments. "A bow tie announces to the world you can no longer get an erection.”
― David Sedaris

tags: fashion

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“If I show up at your house ten years from now and find nothing in your living room but The Readers Digest, nothing on your bedroom night table but the newest Dan Brown novel, and nothing in your bathroom but Jokes for the John, I’ll chase you down to the end of your driveway and back, screaming ‘Where are your books? You graduated college ten years ago, so how come there are no damn books in your house? Why are you living on the intellectual equivalent of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese?”
― Stephen King

tags: books, commencement, intellect, stephen-king

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The Life of a Book Addict — 12132 members — last activity May 14, 2026 01:33PM
We now read at "On the Same Page." ...more

Justice and Spirit: Unitarian Universalist Book Club — 630 members — last activity May 04, 2026 05:32AM
Life never stops sending new spiritual challenges our way. How do we, as individuals and communities, search for truth and meaning, strive for justice ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31290 members — last activity 15 hours, 38 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Science and Inquiry — 4513 members — last activity 2 hours, 24 min ago
This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more