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I certainly was terrified as a child, like many gay boys of my generation. Somewhere around the age of five or six, I instinctively understood that adults no longer found my effeminacy endearing. What was once cute abruptly and without
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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
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“Life is a ferocious motherfucker, that’s what I always say. And it’s not death that you need to worry about. He always comes, and he’s usually quiet about it. But life, boy. She is loud and fast and—vicious.”
― The House of Impossible Beauties
― The House of Impossible Beauties
“Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Life is capricious; one moment you're high on a mountain peak with flag in hand, the next you're clinging to an icy ledge by your fingertips.”
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“Choose your leaders
with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward
is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool
is to be led
by the opportunists
who control the fool.
To be led by a thief
is to offer up
your most precious treasures
to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask
to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant
is to sell yourself
and those you love
into slavery.”
― Parable of the Talents
with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward
is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool
is to be led
by the opportunists
who control the fool.
To be led by a thief
is to offer up
your most precious treasures
to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask
to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant
is to sell yourself
and those you love
into slavery.”
― Parable of the Talents
Buddy read for 'Bullets in the Briar'
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One N' Done Book Corner
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Novels, of all sorts. Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction. Book Reading Challenges. FREE Kindle E-Books to borrow from my K ...more
Literary Darkness
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This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more
The Macabre & Creepy Edgar Allan Poe group
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A group of wacky people who love Poe as much as I do,and enjoy reading his stories,and discussing them. With October coming up, I am always in the moo ...more
Tears of Crimson
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Welcome to Tears of Crimson, where we believe in romance book promotion! Come join us and share your favorite romance books!
Marc’s 2025 Year in Books
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Young-adult, and glbt
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