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Sean Pendleton

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Sean’s Quotes

“I am interested only in "nonsense"; only in that which makes no practical sense. I am interested in life only in its absurd manifestations.”
― Daniil Kharms

tags: absurdism

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“Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.”
― Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

tags: absurdism

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“If you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen.”
― Conan O'Brien

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“Existence is illusory and it is eternal.”
― Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

tags: absurdism, existentialism

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“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer, Essays and Aphorisms

tags: freedom, solitude

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Bizarro Fiction — 1105 members — last activity Nov 22, 2025 02:00PM
This is a group devoted to lovers of bizarro fiction. Whether you write it or read it, you are welcome here. Come join us in our love of the weird and ...more

Steampunk, New Weird, Bizarro, Scifi, Fantasy Book Group — 1917 members — last activity Oct 02, 2022 08:34PM
This Group is for a wide range of readers. Those who are already into Fantasy, Scifi, Steampunk, New Weird and Bizzaro. Or those that are just branchi ...more

Flash Fiction — 310 members — last activity Feb 22, 2023 07:56AM
Flash is a short-short story characterized by brevity and intensity of the language. It borderlines poetry and some people call it “prose poem.” Howev ...more

The New Weird — 301 members — last activity Feb 08, 2022 04:57PM
I am not starting this group because I feel I know a lot about the New Weird. Quite the contrary. I'm starting the group because I don't know much, bu ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 328457 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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