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“I believe all sin, love, glory are this: when you slide down the knotted sheets, escaping from Gestapo headquarters, and she hugs you, there, suspended, and she whispers that she's always dreamed of you. The rest is just sex, copulation, the perpetuation of the vile species.”
― Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum

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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
― Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

tags: happiness, love

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“Resist much, obey little.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

tags: poetry

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“look for a long time at what pleases you, and longer still at what pains you...”
― Colette

tags: creativity, self-help-book, words-of-wisdom

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“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: imagination, life, money

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Boris Vian — 74 members — last activity Aug 23, 2014 03:59PM
Super duper discussions on the works of Boris Vian

Scandinavian and Nordic Fiction in English — 134 members — last activity Apr 05, 2023 04:58AM
From thrilling or thoughtful contemporary crime fiction, to introspective nature idylls, to the classics of writers like Undset and Laxness, to childr ...more

post-situ anti-authoritarian enrages — 20 members — last activity Oct 07, 2008 11:43AM
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Guardian Newspaper 1000 Novels — 562 members — last activity Nov 05, 2026 05:33AM
The Guardian put together an excellent list entitled '1000 Novels Everyone Must Read', and this group will read books each month from a selection of t ...more

Sweden — 3237 members — last activity Oct 31, 2026 03:11AM
This is a group for Swedes on Goodreads or anyone interested in Sweden and Swedish literature. Här pratar vi svenska böcker eller pratar om böcker, li ...more

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