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“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Essays, Letters and Miscellanies

tags: advice-for-writers, awareness, life

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither

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Shannon’s Groups

The Kindred Spirits — 300 members — last activity Sep 23, 2025 07:28AM
Place to meet and talk about anything.

Writing Help-Group For Everyone — 374 members — last activity Jul 19, 2020 07:24AM
WELCOME. Hey, if you want to find some writing help here, or have some great pointers/tips for writing books, or have any ideas, please help here. A ...more

Portland Readers — 270 members — last activity Feb 18, 2019 04:18PM
People who like to read books* in Portland, OR and surrounding areas. * = books that are vegan, yes?

Supernatural Fiction Readers — 2173 members — last activity Oct 30, 2026 05:25PM
This is a group for people who enjoy all types of supernatural fiction (scary or not), set in our own world: ghost stories, vampires, witches and sorc ...more