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The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell

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And if I had to pick my pet domestic bloodbaths, nothing beats Salem or Gettysburg. I’m a sucker for Puritan New England and the Civil War. Because those two subjects feature the central tension of American life, the conflict between ...more

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April’s Quotes

“If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em!”
― John Waters

tags: books, fuck, profanity, reading

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, writing

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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The Guttering Flame — 76 members — last activity Nov 28, 2011 08:35PM
This is a little society, a cadre, a coterie of the unlike-minded. Here we discuss Comic Books (or Graphic Novels, if you prefer) as art, aesthetic, l ...more

Constant Reader — 6010 members — last activity 6 hours, 19 min ago
A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more

Global Network Connections on Goodreads — 192 members — last activity Nov 07, 2009 11:56AM
Welcome to Global Nework Connections on Goodreads. GNC is the community of Global Network Connections based on Ning social networking platform where y ...more

Friends of Europe on Goodreads — 230 members — last activity Nov 25, 2013 10:41AM
Welcome to Friends of Europe on Goodreads, where all the europeans citizens, as well as the supporters of Europe, meet and exchange their points of vi ...more