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JimZ’s Quotes

“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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“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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“I'm so glad I didn't die on the various occasions I have earnestly wished I might, for I would have missed a lot of lovely weather.”
― Elizabeth von Arnim, The Solitary Summer

tags: depression, weather, wry-humor

29 likes

“I'm alone inside the world of the story, my favorite feeling in the world.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

tags: kafka, kafka-on-the-shore, reading

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“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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The Obscure Reading Group — 203 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 — 1440 members — last activity Jul 14, 2026 02:56AM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more

Korean Literature — 653 members — last activity Jul 16, 2026 08:41PM
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 — 331588 members — last activity 3 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 — 5686 members — last activity 12 hours, 12 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. July 2026: Strange Buildings by Uketsu ...more

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