David Veidt

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“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
― E.M. Forster

tags: living

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“For it is a most extraordinary, though common, phenomenon to find that perfectly virtuous and upright people often like to be thought just a little wicked, whereas bad people are totally indifferent for the most part as to whether or not anyone thinks them good or not.”
― E. F Benson

tags: opinions-of-others

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“Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.”
― Walt Whitman

tags: soul, truth

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“Extract the eternal from the ephemeral.”
― Charles Baudelaire

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“Because you were right when you said that people can’t always give us what we want from them; that you can’t ask them to love you the way you want. No one can be blamed for that. And the odds had been stacked against us from the start: we had no manual, no one to show us the way. Not one example of a happy couple made up of boys. How were we supposed to know what to do? Did we even believe that we deserved to get away with happiness?”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

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The Backlot Gay Book Forum — 1466 members — last activity Jul 30, 2026 09:45AM
The members of The Backlot (formerly AfterElton) love to chat about the latest in gay books. With the site changing, we're moving the discussion here. ...more

The Bibliophiles — 699 members — last activity Nov 09, 2022 11:53AM
This is a group for people who love books in any shape or form. Come discuss your love of books with fellow Bibliophiles! Everyone is welcome!

Support for Indie Authors — 16731 members — last activity Jul 29, 2026 07:56PM
Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more

Reading the Detectives — 2353 members — last activity 7 hours, 25 min ago
Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2025 and 2026 our challenge is Christie's Detectives: Poirot vs Marple. W ...more

Underground Knowledge — A discussion group — 26007 members — last activity 4 hours, 8 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more

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