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Jay’s Quotes

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ”
― James Baldwin

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“How nice -- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

tags: catatonia, coma, life

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“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
― David Sedaris, Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays

tags: sympathy

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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
― Jim Henson

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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: fantasy, humor, scifi

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The book you like most — 50188 members — last activity 1 hour, 6 min ago
This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more

Art Lovers — 2542 members — last activity 4 hours, 58 min ago
To reciprocate the appreciation of different artists and discuss their lives and works.

Readers and Activists for Palestine — 1019 members — last activity May 21, 2026 10:50AM
This is a safe place for pro-Palestinians Readers and Activists for Palestine is a goodreads community created by a group of friends aiming to ...more