Maria

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Maria’s Quotes

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
― Aldous Huxley, Music at Night and Other Essays

tags: music

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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays, Vol. II: 1926-1929

tags: fact, ignorance, truth

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.

There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor

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“[Dean] “My dear fellow, who will let you?”

[Roark] “That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

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The Life of a Book Addict — 12118 members — last activity Sep 28, 2026 08:00AM
We now read at "On the Same Page." ...more

Pulp Fiction — 1954 members — last activity Sep 22, 2026 05:27AM
Hard Boiled detective novels, noir, and great crime novels (old and new)

Banned Books — 5242 members — last activity Sep 25, 2026 01:48PM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Lexington Reads — 648 members — last activity Jan 16, 2025 08:54AM
For readers from Lexington, Kentucky. Discuss what you're reading with your neighbors! ...more