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Anthony Bourdain
“Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.”
Anthony Bourdain

Oscar Wilde
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Oscar Wilde

Alice Walker
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
Alice Walker, The Color Purple

George Bernard Shaw
“This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”
George Bernard Shaw

James Baldwin
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
James Baldwin

27554 Manga Book Club — 2238 members — last activity Jan 07, 2026 04:58AM
A place for Manga lovers to come and meet! We do a monthly manga read and a bi-monthly Anime Watch so if you're looking for something to read or watc ...more
193869 I Read Comic Books — 1448 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
This is the official Goodreads group for the I Read Comic Books podcast. We're open to everyone who loves comic books! Each month group members may p ...more
927637 Middle Grade Madness! — 920 members — last activity Jan 03, 2026 04:32AM
Do you like reading middle grade books? Yes? Well, you've come to the right place! And if your answer is no, then stick around and let us change your ...more
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From picture-books to juvenile fiction, award-winners to overlooked gems, the world of children's literature provides an endless supply of fabulous bo ...more
52937 Around the World in 80 Books — 30828 members — last activity Jan 07, 2026 12:18PM
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
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