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“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings

tags: simplicity

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“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
― Oscar Wilde, De Profundis

tags: identity, opinions

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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

tags: wisdom

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“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

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SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — 3773 members — last activity Mar 17, 2026 02:28PM
This is for those of us whose preferred format is the ebook ... So, Whether you're a Kindle, Nook, Sony, iPad, Google, or whatever person; come on in ...more

Dystopia Land — 5516 members — last activity Mar 17, 2026 04:15AM
THE BIGGEST GROUP FOR DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ON GOODREADS. What you can do in the group? * You can say 'Hi', or tell us what you are reading * Yo ...more

Westeros on Goodreads — 213 members — last activity Jun 13, 2014 08:18PM
A place for members of the Westeros forums to hang out on Goodreads. Links to our co-shelved recommendations: Fantasy: http://www.goodreads.com/gen ...more