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JS’s Quotes

“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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“I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard.”
― Gayle Forman, If I Stay

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“And even if we were hunting vampires, what the hell is the Silly Putty for?”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

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“You can't let anybody else tell you what your choices are. Sometimes they won't give you the right choice.”
― Louis Sachar, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake

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“He's around the twist,' said Azalea. 'Breaking all the windows? He's mad.'
'Ah, no,' said the King. 'It's only madness if you actually do it. If you want to break all the windows in the house and drown yourself in a bucket but don't actually do it, well, that's love.”
― Heather Dixon, Entwined

tags: humor, love

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JS’s Groups

Into the Forest — 2131 members — last activity 3 hours, 7 min ago
A group to discuss the fairy and folk tales, world mythologies, mythic fiction, magical realism fiction, and monsters. Of course, we also discuss rete ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42255 members — last activity 0 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

Once Upon A Fairy Tale — 441 members — last activity Dec 21, 2023 08:55AM
For lovers of fairy tales, fairy tale retellings, and books based on fairy tales and myth.

Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library — 3668 members — last activity Jan 29, 2026 01:39AM
Add your science-fiction or fantasy books to the list, but make sure it's not already there. . .no need for duplicate entries. ...more

Wild Things: YA Grown-Up — 2401 members — last activity Mar 24, 2022 06:18PM
Welcome to Wild Things: YA Grown-Up! Important Information: This group is for mature, grown up discussions of all books included under the term 'Young ...more

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