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Corey’s Quotes

“Possibility is not a luxury; it is as crucial as bread.”
― Judith Butler, Undoing Gender

tags: gender, inspirational, possibility

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“For us, books have turned into fast food, to be consumed in the gaps between one bout of relentless living and the next. Airports, subways, maybe half an hour at bedtime, maybe something with the office sandwich, isn’t really ideal.”
― Djuna Barnes, Nightwood

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“Mockery of religion is one of the most essential things…one of the beginnings of the human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority, its indispensable”
― Christopher Hitchens

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“i am still unsure of what 'life to the fullest' for me would be, mostly i just try to be well-liked in social situations and not die”
― Megan Boyle, selected unpublished blog posts of a mexican panda express employee

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“We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories

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Ask Gary Shteyngart - Friday, March 7th! — 183 members — last activity Mar 08, 2014 09:10PM
Join us on Friday, March 7th, for a special discussion with author Gary Shteyngart! The author will be discussing his book Little Failure. Become a f ...more

Completists' Club — 548 members — last activity Mar 25, 2026 12:59PM
A group for those attempting to complete, or who have completed, the canons of their favourite writers. Share your canon-wide knowledge and opinion wi ...more

Literary Fiction Dialogue — 171 members — last activity Mar 23, 2026 04:54AM
A place for literary fiction readers and writers to engage in an open dialogue concerning the state of literature today, book recommendations, discuss ...more