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“I don’t think it would have all got me quite so down if just once in a while—just once in a while—there was at least some polite little perfunctory implication that knowledge should lead to wisdom, and that if it doesn't, it's just a disgusting waste of time! But there never is! You never even hear any hints dropped on a campus that wisdom is supposed to be the goal of knowledge. You hardly ever even hear the word 'wisdom' mentioned!”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”
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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf.”
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#ReadSoulLit Readalong - Bedrock Faith
— 56 members
— last activity Mar 13, 2017 05:32PM
Discuss Bedrock Faith by Eric Charles May for #ReadSoulLit in honor of reading during Black History Month
The New Adult Book Club! {#NewAdultBC}
— 216 members
— last activity Apr 20, 2018 12:27PM
I thought it'd be fun to start a monthly New Adult book club! I love New Adult books so much and I think that this would be a great opportunity to sha ...more
Colorful Chick Lit Challenge
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— last activity Jul 26, 2023 02:54PM
This group's goal is to read chick lit that features women of color. ...more
Jane Austen July 2025
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— last activity Aug 11, 2025 11:13AM
Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works. ---The Challenges--- 1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six ...more
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