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Helyn’s Quotes

“My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
― Malcolm X

tags: books, reading

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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“I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: atheism, intelligence

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

tags: books, humor

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SBTB Goodreads Group — 1210 members — last activity Mar 17, 2026 04:41PM
A Goodreads group for romance readers and fans of the blog Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.

The Carpe Librum Book Club — 810 members — last activity Jul 17, 2015 07:43AM
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Goodreads Librarians Group — 322093 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

OLUF — 360 members — last activity Dec 19, 2025 11:51AM
Orthodox Ladies United in Fandom (OLUF) is dedicated to bringing together Jewish ladies who share a passion for all things geek, while living an Ortho ...more

Jewish Book Carnival — 1615 members — last activity 7 hours, 5 min ago
This is the GoodReads group for the Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly forum for sharing links and information on Jewish books and the blogs that cover t ...more

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