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“Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous - to poetry. But also, it gives birth to the opposite: to the perverse, the illicit, the absurd.”
― Thomas Mann, Death in Venice and Other Tales

tags: absurd, beauty, perverse, solitude

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“We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives,
Who thinks most, feels noblest, acts the best.”
― Philip James Bailey, Festus: A Poem

tags: life, nobility

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“For the women who are, behind their smiles, fucking furious.”
― Clare Sager, A Kiss of Iron

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“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
― Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding and Yerma

tags: desire, punishment, unrequited-love

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“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.”
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot

tags: books, life

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Historical Romance — 7306 members — last activity 20 hours, 44 min ago
A group for people who enjoy reading and discussing adult historical romance books (HR). This group is not for regular fiction, historical fiction ...more

Romance, Historical or Otherwise — 3937 members — last activity Nov 19, 2025 01:37PM
A group to discuss our favorite novels, be it Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Mystery, YA, Horror,Chick Lit, Fantasy, Regency, Erotica... etc, e ...more

Harlequin Books — 1906 members — last activity Jul 27, 2026 01:10PM
Harlequin Books is the global leader in series romance and one of the world's leading publishers of books for women. Our romances have it all: hopef ...more

Seeking Shadow Daddies Bookclub — 15 members — last activity Oct 08, 2025 02:29PM
This is a group for the Austin, Texas, Seeking Shadow Daddies Book Club.