Harold Smithson

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Daniel J. Boorstin
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
Daniel J. Boorstin

Harlan Ellison
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”
Harlan Ellison

Markus Zusak
“I am haunted by humans.”
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

Terry Pratchett
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo

Robert Cormier
“The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.”
Robert Cormier

1112 Young Adult Fiction for Adults — 11193 members — last activity May 26, 2026 02:09AM
Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more
32418 YA and Beyond — 2764 members — last activity Aug 20, 2022 02:30PM
All are welcome from young and old to discuss books they love to read from different genres, especially YA!
70863 David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! — 2919 members — last activity 1 hour, 47 min ago
A Group for all things YA and David Estes
78213 Reviews for the Literary Inclined — 297 members — last activity Nov 02, 2022 12:43PM
This group is for reviews on books, series, characters, authors, theme, etc of any genre. Within this group nobody is right or wrong so feel free to ...more
93710 Goodreads Debate Club — 5 members — last activity Feb 28, 2013 12:42AM
For all of your debating needs.
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