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“I love that name. A country named Chad. Sounds like somebody who lived next door to the Brady Bunch. But if Chad actually lived next door to the Bradys, Greg would be roasting over a slow fire and Marcia would be standing naked on an auction block, because Chad is one of the hungriest, craziest, most desperate places on the planet.”
― War Nerd
― War Nerd
“She waited for the train to pass. Then she said, "I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.”
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
“I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings.”
― Credo
― Credo
“It was about eleven o'clock in the morning, mid October, with the sun not shining and a look of hard wet rain in the clearness of the foothills. I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogues, black wool socks with dark little clocks on them. I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it. I was everything the well-dressed private detective ought to be. I was calling on four million dollars.”
― The Big Sleep
― The Big Sleep
“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.”
― Native Son
― Native Son
New Haven
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We met on the Well, now we're here. For discussion of matters literary and not, and of course other people. ...more
We met on the Well, now we're here. For discussion of matters literary and not, and of course other people. ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Obsessed with True Crime
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For people that simply love true crime stories and want to connect with others that share a common interest.
For people that simply love true crime stories and want to connect with others that share a common interest.
Young Adult Fiction!
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a group for anyone up for a little teen induced fiction! embarrassed about that book you read when you were thirteen and secretly still love? don't b ...more
a group for anyone up for a little teen induced fiction! embarrassed about that book you read when you were thirteen and secretly still love? don't b ...more
SDMB - Straight Dope
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