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Jlawrence’s Quotes

“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
― Winston S. Churchill

tags: truth

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“I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty...But I am too busy thinking about myself.”
― Edith Sitwell

tags: life

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“God created war so that Americans would learn geography.”
― Mark Twain

tags: americans, geography, war

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“It is remarkable, Hardin, how the religion of science has grabbed hold. ”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

tags: religion-science

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“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
― Anaïs Nin

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The Sword and Laser — 21664 members — last activity Jun 19, 2026 08:45AM
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

All things Fandom — 222 members — last activity Apr 28, 2026 12:39AM
Anything and everything about Fandom, I started this group just for Dragoncon, but now I'm opening it up to other cons. Which conventions are you goin ...more

Coursera: Fantasy and Science Fiction (Summer 2012) — 73 members — last activity Sep 05, 2021 12:34PM
Group for the students of Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World Summer 2012. This course is a free offering from Coursera and ...more

Reading the Classics — 4040 members — last activity May 10, 2025 07:28AM
This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42848 members — last activity 9 minutes ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

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