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“The paintings of Francis Bacon to my eye are very beautiful. The paintings of Bosch or Goya are to my eye very beautiful. I've also stood in front of those same paintings with people who've said, 'let's get on to the Botticellis as soon as possible.' I have lingered, of course.”
― Clive Barker

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“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

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“Never leave a friend behind. Friends are all we have to get us through this life--and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next.”
― Dean Koontz, Fear Nothing

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On the Southern Literary Trail — 2241 members — last activity 5 hours, 1 min ago
Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more

Koontzland - Dean Koontz — 1731 members — last activity Jun 01, 2026 11:44AM
THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY - JANUARY 20, 2026 The Koontzland - Dean Koontz group was created on December 20, 2009. Please join us if you read Dean Koont ...more

The Humour Club — 1649 members — last activity Aug 29, 2026 09:09AM
A group for readers and writers of humorous fiction.

Nothing But Reading Challenges — 27494 members — last activity 9 minutes ago
We NEVER email authors or publishers offering to promote books in exchange for payment. This is a large GR scam happening across many grou ...more

Fantasy and Vampire Book Club — 2658 members — last activity Dec 29, 2025 08:34AM
This is a book club for lovers of anything vamptastic or fantasy-rific. But you wont just find that here, we try to cater for a wide variety of genres ...more

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