Paul Duncan

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2008‎ (9)
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biography‎ (2)
nerdbait‎ (2)

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“That's the duty of the old,' said the Librarian, 'to be anxious on the behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.'

They sat for a while longer, and then parted, for it was late, and they were old and anxious.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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“Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.”
― John Ralston Saul, The Unconscious Civilization

tags: ethics, government, morals

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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

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Movies We've Just Watched — 2591 members — last activity Jan 20, 2026 02:59PM
A chance in quick form to give your recent impressions of a movie you just watched--on the big screen or on dvd. Good or bad; life-changing or just si ...more

Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library — 3663 members — last activity Nov 01, 2025 06:20AM
Add your science-fiction or fantasy books to the list, but make sure it's not already there. . .no need for duplicate entries. ...more

George Orwell Matters! — 434 members — last activity Dec 19, 2025 01:33PM
A niche for the readers of Eric Arthur Blair's writings, among the groups for literature and fiction lovers. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903–21 Januar ...more

On Reading Graphic Novels — 1812 members — last activity Jan 17, 2026 08:23AM
Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brooklyn ...more

iFanboy.com — 130 members — last activity Nov 28, 2011 08:30PM
This group is dedicated to the shared interest of comics, graphic novels, and trade paperbacks.

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