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“Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at what we lose, and depression is the mechanism of that despair.”
― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

tags: depression, despair, loss, love

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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy

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“The great appear great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!”
― James Larkin

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“Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

tags: humor

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“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
― Logan Pearsall Smith

tags: life, reading

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Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction — 6201 members — last activity Jul 28, 2026 10:03AM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more

The History Book Club — 26361 members — last activity Jul 31, 2026 02:43PM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more