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Joyous’s Quotes

“I’ll read anything since I’m something of a book slut.”
― Nick Pageant, Beauty and the Bookworm

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“Sometimes fiction is more easily understood than true events. Reality is often pathetic.”
― Young-ha Kim, I Have The Right To Destroy Myself

tags: fiction, on-fiction, pessimism, reality

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“I often don't say things out loud, even when I should. I contain and compartmentalize to a disturbing degree: In my belly-basement are hundreds of bottles of rage, despair, fear, but you'd never guess from looking at me.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

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“Why does nothing change, even when you set out for a faraway place?”
― Young-Ha Kim, I Have The Right To Destroy Myself

tags: inspirational, introspection, kim, korea, korean, young-ha

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“A man.
A really manly man with a lot of mannishness in his manliness.”
― Robert Thier, Storm and Silence

tags: billionaire, greek-god, hero, romance

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Happily Ever After Cafe — 3390 members — last activity Jan 10, 2026 12:22PM
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Romance Readers Reading Challenges — 21831 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
If you love to read romance novels, or just read, and you like reading challenges, come and join this group. If you look at your TBR list and don't kn ...more

Shh… [Smut, Heroes & HEAs…] — 20648 members — last activity 1 hour, 49 min ago
Welcome to Shh... [Smut, Heroes & HEAs], a reader group dedicated to contemporary Romance & Erotica. Join us: Facebook | Instagram | X | #ShhStagr ...more

I love Alpha Male books club — 7008 members — last activity Jan 09, 2026 06:42AM
A new club for the reader that loves a good romance book that stars a sexy, possessive, strong alpha male! No submissive men found in our books!