Harold Smithson

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Harold’s Quotes

“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

tags: love, mercy

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

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“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
― Francis Bacon, The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning

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“I've solved the mystery: You have to submit silently. Open up, let go. Let anything penetrate you, even the most painful things. Endure. Bear up. That's the magic key! The text comes by itself, and its meaning shakes the soul ... You mustn't let scar tissue form on your wounds; you have to keep ripping them open in order to turn your insides into a marvelous instrument that is capable of anything. All this has its price.”
― Klaus Kinski

tags: price, submission

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

tags: misattributed-stephen-hawking

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Harold’s Groups

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

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!

David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! — 2919 members — last activity 8 hours, 53 min ago
A Group for all things YA and David Estes

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