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again, only to groan, tear away from the illuminated buildings, and head into the blackness once more. Each stop was a luminescent island in the dark. The boat was a needle, threading the glowing pearls of an enormous necklace. Did the
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― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“I found that reading gave me a certain relief – one form of escapism that seemed safe, and maybe more than safe. I felt saner – less fragmented- after reading for an hour.
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― The Word Exchange
“Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Have you forgotten what we are to say to ourselves every morning? 'Today I shall meet cruel men, cowards and liars, the envious and the drunken. They will be like that because they do not know what is good from what is bad. This is an evil which has fallen upon them not upon me. They are to be pitied, not...”
― Till We Have Faces
― Till We Have Faces
“I said not long before that work and weakness are comforters. But sweat is the kindest creature of the three--far better than philosophy, as a cure for ill thoughts.”
― Till We Have Faces
― Till We Have Faces
Japanese Literature
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. This month we have our group read and ...more
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“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more
Mystery Madness
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March Mystery Madness Participants Group Welcome! This is a group for Mystery readers, particularly participants of the March Mystery Madness Readath ...more
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Welcome to the Beyond Reality SF&F discussion group on GoodReads. In Beyond Reality, each of our members may nominate one SF and one fantasy book per ...more
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