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“As she read, at peace with the world and happy as only a little girl could be with a fine book and a little bowl of candy, and all alone in the house, the leaf shadows shifted and the afternoon passed.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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“There is no stillness like the quiet of the first cold nights in the fall.”
― Carson McCullers, The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
― Anita Loos

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“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”
― A.A. Milne

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“Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places.”
― Robert Morgan

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Seize the Story — 99 members — last activity May 05, 2020 02:39AM
This is a group for all writers, people who like writing and people who want to write for a liveing. Everything from discriptive, narrative, expositio ...more

Writers and Readers — 3103 members — last activity Jul 20, 2026 12:55PM
A group for writers and readers to meet and discuss books and the writing process. The group allows promotion of books, but please post in the designa ...more

Literary Exploration — 1572 members — last activity Aug 07, 2026 07:39AM
Want to explore different genres? Each month we pick a different Literary book, to read and discuss. Books are picked by members via a poll.

Dorothy Parker Society Constant Reader Book Club — 217 members — last activity Aug 31, 2025 09:31AM
From the Jazz Age to the Jet Age, we love stories about romance, cocktails, speakeasies, hot jazz, and nightlife. We read fiction & non-fiction, as lo ...more