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“Stones don't have to be whole to be lovely," he says. "Even cracked ones can be polished and set. Small diamonds, if they are clear and well cut, can be more valuable than big ones with impurities. Listen," he says. Sometimes the brightest stars shine brightest, no?”
― Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

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“Like most people, the name history gave them isn't what they call themselves.”
― Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

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“Wealth is no substitute for belonging”
― Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

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“She had thought the open sea would be flat, like a mirror or a coin. But it had colors and shapes, turning green or black under approaching storm. Sometimes it was red and purple and silver and white gold. It had sharp hedges. It had its tempers, its blue spells, its fits of laughter”
― Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

tags: color, sea, shape

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“God smiles through the cracks in broken things.”
― Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

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Feminist Science Fiction Fans — 1128 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 12:12AM
This group is focused on the sub-genre of Science Fiction that explores feminist issues such as women's roles in society. Feminist Sci-Fi poses questi ...more

FABClub (Female Authors Book Club) — 653 members — last activity May 16, 2025 05:56PM
We read books written by female authors and then we talk about them. All gender identities are welcome to become members of this group. All book selec ...more

The Drunken Druid Awards — 944 members — last activity Apr 14, 2021 06:21AM
The Drunken Druid Award is a prestigious literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length fictional novel. This peer-reviewed Book A ...more

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