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Isabella’s Quotes

“What a blessing it is to love books.”
― Elizabeth von Arnim, The Solitary Summer

tags: book-lovers, reading

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“Let no one say it
(And say it to your shame)
That all was beauty here
Until you came”
― Val Lewton

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“Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books-reading

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“Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. ”
― Henry David Thoreau

tags: thoreau, walden

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“The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

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Virago Modern Classics — 406 members — last activity Apr 16, 2026 10:46PM
But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] ...more

Persephone Books — 1429 members — last activity Apr 13, 2026 09:38AM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more

readers advisory for all — 5716 members — last activity Mar 10, 2026 04:29AM
life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha ...more

Animal Book Club — 622 members — last activity Apr 10, 2026 08:07AM
Love animals? This is the place for you! We read and discuss animal-themed books, talk to authors and experts, hold giveaways! In ALDF's Animal Book C ...more

Bright Young Things — 1221 members — last activity Jan 03, 2023 09:21PM
...the perfect place for you to discuss your favourite authors from the early 20th Century. In the years from 1900 to 1945 the world of literature w ...more

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