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EmiliaC
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“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
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“Isn't it strange how life won't flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forwards in a kind of flood?”
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“I know of a cure for everything: salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.”
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“I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
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Brighton book group
— 8 members
— last activity Oct 12, 2012 01:47PM
We are a group of women who meet once a month to discuss a book we have chosen to read. We have no specific topic and we like to keep our group open t ...more
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— last activity Apr 28, 2015 09:27AM
Waterstones Brighton reading group
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity May 18, 2026 10:32AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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