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Dean’s Quotes

“That which is hard to do is best done bitterly.”
― John Hodgman, More Information Than You Require

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“Every pain is a lesson.”
― Frank Delaney, The Matchmaker of Kenmare

tags: learning, lesson, lessons, pain, perseverance, the-matchmaker-of-kenmare

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“Houdini, the magician who debunked magic, could not bear to see the great rationalist [Arthur Conan] Doyle enchanted by ghosts and frauds. And so he did what any friend would: He set out to prove spiritualism false and rob his friend Doyle of the only comforting fiction that was keeping him sane. It was the least he could do.”
― John Hodgman, That is All

tags: arthur-conan-doyle, debunking, friendship, harry-houdini, spiritualism

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“Manly deeds, womanly hands.”
― John Hodgman, The Areas of My Expertise: An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order

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“How to Win a Fight - Step 1: Always make eye contact. Step 2: Go ahead and use henchmen - these days it's unnecessary and frowned upon to fight your own battles, especially with so many henchmen out of work. Step 3: Run lots of attack ads - I have run about 500 attack ads this year, and I expect that I will buy even more air time next year, because my enemies are getting stronger.”
― John Hodgman, The Areas of My Expertise: An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order

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Zombies! — 2817 members — last activity Oct 26, 2025 04:29PM
For all those ready to battle the zombie hordes.

Horror Aficionados — 30012 members — last activity 1 hour, 5 min ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn — 527 members — last activity Mar 09, 2026 11:32AM
A group for Lovecraft aficionados and Horror/Genre apologists.

Horror Writers Unite! — 154 members — last activity Oct 29, 2019 01:22PM
Looking for authors who want to discuss writing horror/supernatural/paranormal books and novels. Trade ideas, share stories, questions and general ch ...more

Heathens, Pagans and Witches — 2444 members — last activity Feb 24, 2026 02:07AM
A group for any and all pagans, witches and heathens to discuss books related to spirituality. Any type of pagan is welcome here - Wiccan, eclectic, d ...more

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