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Shawna’s Quotes

“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
― Allen Saunders

tags: fate, life, misattributed-john-lennon, planning, plans

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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: reading

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings

tags: activism, life, optimism, philosophy, world

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“When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better. ”
― Mae West

tags: goodness, sexuality, virtue

2481 likes

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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Austin/Round Rock Area Romantics Book Club — 27 members — last activity Dec 19, 2016 08:13AM
This club is for romance readers (and possibly other genres) who live in the Austin/Round Rock Area. This group was started to allow romance novel rea ...more

We Love Lisa Kleypas — 1881 members — last activity Sep 27, 2024 07:26AM
Click the pic to get to the July 2018 Group Challenge.

Pamela Clare ~ Fan Group — 465 members — last activity Feb 15, 2021 10:33AM
A fan group dedicated to author Pamela Clare. Pamela writes Contemporary Romantic Suspense (The I-Team Series) and Historical Romances(MacKinnon's Ran ...more

Romantic Suspense — 2027 members — last activity Aug 28, 2026 01:05AM
Do you enjoy reading romantic suspense books by Nora Roberts, Marliss Melton, Roxanne St. Claire, Cindy Gerard, Lucy Monroe, Christina Skye, Suzanne B ...more

Alpha Heroes & Spitfire Heroines — 1412 members — last activity Sep 08, 2025 05:33PM
A group to talk about all those books with sexy alpha heroes and their spitfire heroines. Think: Anne Stuart, Kresley Cole, Heather Graham, Julie Garw ...more

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