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

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

François de La Rochefoucauld
“It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.”
Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Edith Wharton
“Ah, good conversation — there's nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.”
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

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

1065390 The Obscure Reading Group — 201 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
11608 Persephone Books — 1435 members — last activity May 19, 2026 10:01AM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more
1122704 Korean Literature — 642 members — last activity May 20, 2026 03:04PM
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
220 Goodreads Librarians Group — 324686 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
7160 Japanese Literature — 5635 members — last activity 11 hours, 43 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. May 2026: Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawa ...more
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