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Aphie

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Aphie’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (70)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (609)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
fantasy‎ (89)
children-s‎ (63)
young-adult‎ (51)

non-fiction‎ (43)
period-novel‎ (41)
high-fantasy‎ (34)
picture-book‎ (30)
literature‎ (28)
science-fiction‎ (28)
australian‎ (27)

fluff‎ (18)
social-theory‎ (18)
humorous-fantasy‎ (14)
crafty‎ (13)
tweens‎ (12)
auto-biography‎ (10)
re-reading‎ (9)

unfinished‎ (8)
short-stories‎ (5)
crime‎ (4)
favorites‎ (2)
graphic-novel‎ (2)

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Aphie’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.”
― Anaïs Nin

tags: men, women

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“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

tags: women

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
― Nicolas Chamfort

tags: philosophy

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For all those ready to battle the zombie hordes.

Feminist Science Fiction & Fantasy — 226 members — last activity Jul 26, 2016 07:27AM
What are some of your favorite feminist science fiction and fantasy books? Who are some of your favorite feminist science fiction and fantasy authors? ...more

Aussie Readers — 6537 members — last activity 17 minutes ago
A group for all Australian Goodreads members (and those interested in Australia), no matter what they read!

Our Shared Shelf — 222825 members — last activity May 16, 2026 12:04AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more