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Gayla Bassham

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Gayla’s Notes & Highlights

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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I personally didn’t love the feeling of being out there, thrust under a baking sun amid balloons and bullhorns, amid trombones and throngs of cheering people. The fanfare was fun and even intoxicating, but there was something about it, and ...more

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Gayla’s Quotes

“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

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“It is straightforward—and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion.”
― Martin Amis, The Second Plane: September 11, 2001-2007

tags: atheism, famines, god, humans, plagues, problem-of-evil, religion, theodicy

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“…the amount of maintenance involving hair is genuinely overwhelming. Sometimes I think that not having to worry about your hair anymore is the secret upside of death.”
― Nora Ephron, I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

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“motherhood is just some vague test designed to ensure that everyone feels inadequate.”
― Torrey Peters, Detransition, Baby

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“I was a little excited but mostly blorft. "Blorft" is an adjective I just made up that means 'Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.' I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

tags: blorft, grammar-humor, humor, stress

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Gayla’s Groups

Tournament of Books — 2365 members — last activity 14 hours, 9 min ago
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

The Seasonal Reading Challenge — 9289 members — last activity 36 minutes 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

The Rooster! — 307 members — last activity Feb 26, 2019 11:53PM
Tournament of books commentariat, all year long!

Newest Literary Fiction — 1336 members — last activity 31 minutes ago
Discover and share your discovery of the most recently published literary fiction. If you love reading novels before anyone else decides they are good ...more

Bailey's/Orange Women's Fiction Group — 296 members — last activity Jun 12, 2026 01:46AM
This is a group for women only,who wish to read women's writing that has been longlisted/shortlisted or has won the Baileys/ Orange prize for women's ...more

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