Laura

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Laura is Currently Reading

Laura is currently reading

Shadow of the Solstice: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel

by Anne Hillerman (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026, audio-book

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Mar 19, 2026 07:30AM

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Crewe Train (Virago Modern Classics)

by Rose Macaulay

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026, around-the-world-2023, e-books

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Mar 16, 2026 07:09AM

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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

by Sue Lynn Tan (Goodreads Author)

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— Sep 11, 2025 06:58AM

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Laura’s Quotes

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither

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“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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