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“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”
― Gloria Steinem
― Gloria Steinem
“Once you had put the pieces back together, even though you may look intact, you were never quite the same as you'd been before the fall.”
― Jodi Picoult
― Jodi Picoult
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury
― Ray Bradbury
“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
“She had not made a decision to give up sex, only the clamor of romance, because it was exhausting her, doing her no good and too much harm...”
― Michelle Herman, Dog
― Michelle Herman, Dog
Discworld
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If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, this is a place to meet other fans.
Episcopal Readers
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— last activity Aug 31, 2011 12:48pm
This is an umbrella group for Episcopalians to recommend, review and share books and to create subgroups based on common interests. It is open to all...more
North American Discworld Convention 2013
Author appearance, July 05, 2013 12:00PM — 109 people invited
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD, US
http://www.nadwcon.org/
Author appearance, July 05, 2013 12:00PM — 109 people invited
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD, US
http://www.nadwcon.org/
Welcome to the North American Discworld Convention 2013. This time the conventio...more
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