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Mel’s Quotes

“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.”
― Dean Koontz, False Memory

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

tags: inspirational, religion

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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Mel’s Groups

Paper Back Swap — 125 members — last activity Dec 28, 2023 11:15AM
For folks from PaperBackSwap.com to have another place to hang and and share good reads.

Goodreads Librarians Group — 316203 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

John Grisham — 770 members — last activity Jan 16, 2023 10:11PM
Discussion of John Grisham novels. If you want to also discuss anything else having to do with him here is the place. (Background, writing style etc.) ...more

BookMooch — 146 members — last activity Feb 14, 2026 09:44PM
Members of the bookmooch.com community

Star Trek — 481 members — last activity Nov 17, 2025 01:28PM
This is primarily a group for discussion of all Star Trek fiction, including the novels of all the series from TOS to Discovery, the various relaunch ...more

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