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The Nelson Touch (Ark Royal, #2)

by Christopher G. Nuttall (Goodreads Author)

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The Watchmaker's Daughter (Glass and Steele, #1)

by C.J. Archer (Goodreads Author)

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First Contact (In Her Name: The Last War, #1)

by Michael R. Hicks (Goodreads Author)

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David’s Quotes

“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

tags: attitude, contentment, happiness, inspirational, life

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“Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
― Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

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“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

tags: humour, individuality, science-fiction

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“There is no such thing as a true tale. Truth has many faces and the truth is like to the old road to Avalon; it depends on your own will, and your own thoughts, whither the road will take you.”
― Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon

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“There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.”
― Pierre Dos Utt, Tanstaafl: A Plan for a New Economic World Order

tags: misattributed-milton-friedman, misattributed-robert-a-heinlein, tanstaafl, tanstafl

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Dresden Files — 1258 members — last activity Jan 31, 2026 11:39AM
A group devoted to The Dresden Files series.

Honorverse — 111 members — last activity Dec 26, 2021 01:18AM
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Beyond Reality — 2050 members — last activity 8 hours, 11 min ago
Welcome to the Beyond Reality SF&F discussion group on GoodReads. In Beyond Reality, each of our members may nominate one SF and one fantasy book per ...more

The Black Company — 56 members — last activity Nov 19, 2025 10:08AM
a place for the readers of Glen Cooks amazing fantasy series The Black Company. discuss the characters, story, new ideas, and so on.

Books2Movies Club — 2494 members — last activity May 01, 2023 11:36AM
Have you read the book, seen the movie, neither – but you are eager to read and see both? Then this is absolutely perfect group for you! We like to se ...more

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