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Aphie

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Aphie’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (70)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (609)
fantasy‎ (89)
children-s‎ (63)
young-adult‎ (51)
non-fiction‎ (43)

period-novel‎ (41)
high-fantasy‎ (34)
picture-book‎ (30)
literature‎ (28)
science-fiction‎ (28)
australian‎ (27)
fluff‎ (18)

social-theory‎ (18)
humorous-fantasy‎ (14)
crafty‎ (13)
tweens‎ (12)
auto-biography‎ (10)
re-reading‎ (9)
unfinished‎ (8)

short-stories‎ (5)
crime‎ (4)
favorites‎ (2)
graphic-novel‎ (2)

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Aphie’s Quotes

“I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.”
― Mae West

tags: humor

3107 likes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

148386 likes

“When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better. ”
― Mae West

tags: goodness, sexuality, virtue

2478 likes

“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.”
― Anaïs Nin

tags: men, women

9421 likes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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For all those ready to battle the zombie hordes.

Feminist Science Fiction & Fantasy — 228 members — last activity Jul 26, 2016 07:27AM
What are some of your favorite feminist science fiction and fantasy books? Who are some of your favorite feminist science fiction and fantasy authors? ...more

Aussie Readers — 6496 members — last activity 17 minutes ago
A group for all Australian Goodreads members (and those interested in Australia), no matter what they read!

Our Shared Shelf — 223258 members — last activity Dec 16, 2025 12:22AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more