JimZ

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JimZ’s Quotes

“Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to
wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.”
― Wallace Stegner, The Spectator Bird

tags: heartbreak, hurt, life-lessons, scars, wisdom, wounds

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“I’m much better off as I am and I’m coming to the conclusion that the happiest people are the ones who have missed everything they thought they wanted.”
― E.H. Young, Chatterton Square

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“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.”
― William James

tags: wisdom

973 likes

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

tags: books, thought

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“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have.”
― Eckhart Tolle

tags: inspirational, life, time

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The Obscure Reading Group — 202 members — last activity Sep 20, 2024 04:19PM
July 2024 update: This group is going on hiatus due to low participation in recent discussions. Like a phoenix, however, it reserves the right to fly ...more

Persephone Books — 1443 members — last activity 3 hours, 17 min ago
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more

Korean Literature — 671 members — last activity Oct 16, 2026 12:13AM
안녕하세요! Annyeonghaseyo! This is an open group where we discuss Korean literature, fiction and non-fiction from both South and North Korea. New members: ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 344486 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Japanese Literature — 5795 members — last activity 18 hours, 34 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. Oct 2026: Kokoro by Soseki Nasume Nov 2 ...more

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