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Kara Babcock

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Kara’s Quotes

“I'm feeling full of tiny princes, bustling to get out into the world and start plotting against one another.”
― Christopher Moore, The Serpent of Venice

tags: humor, reproduction, sex, venice

6 likes

“Shylock repointed his twitching, accusatory digit at his daughter. “You do not say such things in my house. You—you—you—you—” “Run along, love, it appears that Papa’s been stricken with an apoplexy of the second person.”
― Christopher Moore, The Serpent of Venice

8 likes

“True, I am drunk, and small, and damp, but mistake not my moistness for weakness, although there's an argument to be made for that, as well.”
― Christopher Moore, The Serpent of Venice

7 likes

“Oh, we had a lot of sex back then in Montreal; it wasn’t just me. Blame it on the cold. The roses in everyone’s cheeks made them seem way more appealing than they actually were. We confused the indoors with intimacy and electric heating with connection.”
― Heather O'Neill, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night

tags: montreal, sex

15 likes

“Latin, Greek, and English, plus a smattering of Italian and fucking French.” “Fucking French, you say? Well . . .” “Oui,” said I, in perfect fucking French.”
― Christopher Moore, The Serpent of Venice

15 likes

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The Alternative Worlds — 132 members — last activity Aug 14, 2022 08:43AM
A private group focusing on thoughtful, engaged discussions of speculative fiction. Author members are welcome but please be aware that this is a prom ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42500 members — last activity 36 minutes ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 321580 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

Crack'd from Side to Side! — 5 members — last activity Nov 27, 2014 08:21AM
A very private group to talk about fantasy literature, science fiction, and other fun stuff in ways both intellectual and humor filled. This group is ...more

Goodreads Developers — 3061 members — last activity Apr 12, 2026 05:10AM
Official group for developers on Goodreads to coordinate and build cool apps. For general Goodreads support, please visit our help page.

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