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“The Queen's Pride was his ship, and he loved her. (That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining today and I love you. My cold is better and I love you. Say hello to Horse and I love you. Like that.)”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

tags: fiction, humor, love

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“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: books, reading

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“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.”
― William James

tags: wisdom

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“Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade since it consists principally of dealings with men.”
― Joseph Conrad, Chance

tags: women

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, inspirational, life, live, miracle, miracles

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Wild Things: YA Grown-Up — 2401 members — last activity Mar 24, 2022 06:18PM
Welcome to Wild Things: YA Grown-Up! Important Information: This group is for mature, grown up discussions of all books included under the term 'Young ...more

The Next Best Book Club — 26129 members — last activity Apr 28, 2026 07:15AM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Diana Wynne Jones Fans — 269 members — last activity May 31, 2025 12:49AM
Discussion of the children's and young adult fiction of Diana Wynne Jones, including the Chrestomanci, Dalemark, Castle, Derkholm, and Magids series, ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 120816 members — last activity 1 hour, 27 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Aussie Readers — 6523 members — last activity 4 hours, 14 min ago
A group for all Australian Goodreads members (and those interested in Australia), no matter what they read!

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