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Karen
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Can I be glued to you every minute of our lives? What kind of equality would there be in that? What kind of relationship would that be?
“I want to talk about everything with at least one person as I talk about things with myself.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness.
Everything passes.
That is the one and only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in the society of human beings where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell.
Everything passes.”
― No Longer Human
Everything passes.
That is the one and only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in the society of human beings where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell.
Everything passes.”
― No Longer Human
“I was frightened even by God. I could not believe in His love, only in His punishment. Faith. That, I felt, was the act of facing the tribunal of justice with one’s head bowed to receive the scourge of God. I could believe in hell, but it was impossible for me to believe in the existence of heaven.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“I'll love you in the rain and in the snow and in the hail and - what else is there?”
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“If you're Native American and you pray to the wolves, you're a savage. If you're African and you pray to your ancestors, you're a primitive. But when white people pray to a guy who turns water into wine, well, that's just common sense.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Japanese Literature
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. This month we have our group read and ...more
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
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The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more
Karen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
258 books
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8 friends
47 books
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6 friends
62 books
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9 friends
280 books
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1 friend
133 books
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3 friends
308 books
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6 friends
54 books
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4 friends
3 books
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1 friend
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