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Jonpatterns’s Quotes

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

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“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”
― Mark Twain

tags: illusions, life

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“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
― Allen Saunders

tags: fate, life, misattributed-john-lennon, planning, plans

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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Jonpatterns’s Groups

Indie Revolution Group — 243 members — last activity Feb 09, 2026 08:23PM
A place for anyone and everyone especially interested in promoting and discussing the work of indie authors and/or whatever else you like!

Anarchist & Radical Book Club — 2711 members — last activity Feb 08, 2026 01:40PM
This is a group to read and discuss anarchist practice and theory, by gathering a large body of anarchist literature, non-fiction, and theory, as well ...more

Booksounds — 75 members — last activity Nov 16, 2014 02:05PM
My own music compilations accompanying some of my favourite books. The goal is to express/intensify a certain mood, feeling or historical/geographical ...more

Social Change & Activism — 1669 members — last activity Jul 13, 2025 12:04AM
People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho ...more

The Transfer by Kathryn Ford — 51 members — last activity Jul 19, 2020 10:43AM
My first, published, book. Welcome to the world of my imagination. You can follow me on Facebook: Kathryn Ford - author Or Twitter: @KathrynAuthor ...more

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