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Ursula K. Le Guin
“To light a candle is to cast a shadow...”
Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea

“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge… is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding.”
Bill Bullard

Frank Herbert
“Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.”
Frank Herbert

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
Mary Oliver

Anne Lamott
“I'm here to be me, which is taking a great deal longer than I had hoped.”
Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

22454 Historical Fictionistas — 16192 members — last activity 3 hours, 51 min ago
Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
124009 Historical Fiction and Classics Fans — 369 members — last activity Apr 08, 2026 09:45AM
This is a group for all the fans of historical fiction, history, classics and royal families.
104529 Turning The Pages Team — 487 members — last activity May 04, 2020 09:44PM
Turning the Pages has amazing support from readers, reviewers, publishers, blog tour host, authors, and more. Come join the team and not only meet new ...more
113185 A Killer (Re)Read - The Throne of Glass Series Readalong — 1269 members — last activity Sep 02, 2019 02:28AM
Join us in summer 2014 as we read the first two books in Sarah J. Maas's bestselling series--Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight--in advance of the ...more
62938 Vaginal Fantasy Book Club — 16205 members — last activity 4 hours, 59 min ago
Forum for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club hosted by Felicia Day, Veronica Belmont, Kiala Kazebee and Bonnie Burton. From January 2012 to April 2018, the ...more
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