Kim DeCina

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“Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different?”
― Tamora Pierce, Alanna: The First Adventure

tags: different, identity

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“Alanna: All I know is that I'm to jump when I'm told and I have no free time.”
― Tamora Pierce, Alanna: The First Adventure

tags: alanna, friends, humor

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“You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation was, ‘But we’ve always done it this way.’ A million dead people can’t have been wrong, can they?”
― Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant

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“Light died in the west. Night and tears took the Nation. The star of Water drifted among the clouds like a murderer softly leaving the scene of the crime.”
― Terry Pratchett, Nation

tags: moon

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“I truly love our Code of Chivalry. We are taught that noblemen must take everything and say nothing. Noblemen must stand alone. Well, we're men, and men aren't born to stand alone.
-Myles of Olau”
― Tamora Pierce, Alanna: The First Adventure

tags: chivalry, code-of-chivalry, myles-of-olau

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The Seasonal Reading Challenge — 9069 members — last activity 5 hours, 52 min ago
Do you want to broaden your reading horizons and discover new books, authors and genres? Do you love reading challenges? Do you live for competition? ...more

Pick-a-Shelf — 2443 members — last activity 1 hour, 0 min ago
The purpose to this group is to challenge all you avid readers out there to expand your reading beyond your preferred genres. Who knows you may find s ...more

Crazy Challenge Connection — 1097 members — last activity 24 minutes ago
Welcome to the Crazy Challenge Connection. This group was started with several things in mind: a love of reading, the endless drive to read "just one ...more

100 Books Challenge — 101 members — last activity Apr 02, 2025 11:04AM
We are going to try to read 100 books from http://www.brittybooks.com/?p=1869 in an allotted amount of time, though we can all choose our own target. ...more

Nothing But Reading Challenges — 26570 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. T ...more

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