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Kate ’s Quotes

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom

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“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Diggers

tags: humor, open-mind, thinking

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“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

tags: humor, proverb

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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: april, dystopia, first-sentence, opening-lines

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Victorians! — 3777 members — last activity Jan 22, 2026 09:46AM
Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more

NYRB Classics — 1446 members — last activity Jan 18, 2026 04:51PM
For friends of NYRB Classics

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov — 236 members — last activity Nov 29, 2016 06:32AM
A group to gather and discuss, question, comment, interpret, review etc. Drinking of actual Margaritas while reading and/or discussing strongly encour ...more

Completists' Club — 540 members — last activity Dec 24, 2024 10:59PM
A group for those attempting to complete, or who have completed, the canons of their favourite writers. Share your canon-wide knowledge and opinion wi ...more

Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace — 182 members — last activity Dec 22, 2019 08:18PM
This group read of DFW's Infinite Jest starts January 01, 2013 and finishes April 30, 2013. Please see this thread for the current reading schedule. ...more

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