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“It is better to look suffering straight in the eye, acknowledge and respect it’s presence, and then get busy as soon as possible focusing on things we choose to focus on.”
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“As a general rule, the less one’s sense of life fulfillment, the greater one’s death anxiety.”
― Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
― Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
“It's hard to really look at somebody and go: "Hey, maybe something nice will happen." You just don't-- I know too much about life to have any optimism, because I know even if it's nice, it's going to lead to shit. I know that if you smile at somebody and they smile back, you've just decided that something shitty is going to happen.”
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“No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves”
― I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me
― I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me
“I finally understood what my grandmother meant. If I wasn't comfortable with myself, I would never be comfortable.”
― Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
― Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
Lietuva / Lithuania
— 6080 members
— last activity Sep 26, 2024 09:21AM
All Lithuanians of Goodreads, unite! Kviečiame prisijungti visus Goodreads skaitytojus iš Lietuvos! Bendraukime :)
All Lithuanians of Goodreads, unite! Kviečiame prisijungti visus Goodreads skaitytojus iš Lietuvos! Bendraukime :)
Culinary Book Club
— 48 members
— last activity May 15, 2023 11:37AM
A culinary book club based in Chicago. ' NOTE: We accept requests to join only if you live within the Chicagoland area as we meet live. We meet mon ...more
A culinary book club based in Chicago. ' NOTE: We accept requests to join only if you live within the Chicagoland area as we meet live. We meet mon ...more
English Translations of Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers
— 2049 members
— last activity 9 hours, 54 min ago
A place to discuss Scandi Crime novels, which includes novels from: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Whether it's Smilia from Peter Hoeg's S ...more
A place to discuss Scandi Crime novels, which includes novels from: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Whether it's Smilia from Peter Hoeg's S ...more
Discovering Russian Literature
— 2900 members
— last activity Apr 25, 2024 08:52AM
Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts an ...more
Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts an ...more
The Study of the Mind: A Psychological Book Club
— 2135 members
— last activity Sep 12, 2023 04:49AM
This is a book club for those who love to read books about Psychology! Each month we will pick a book dealing with psychological topics, read it, and ...more
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This is a book club for those who love to read books about Psychology! Each month we will pick a book dealing with psychological topics, read it, and ...more
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