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“Even though I laughed with them, it felt like I was watching the whole thing from somewhere else, like I was watching a movie about my life instead of living it.”
― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

tags: aza-holmes, john-green, page-97, turtles-all-the-way-down

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“You are not the last dream of my soul.

You are the first dream, the only dream I ever was unable to stop myself from dreaming. You are the first dream of my soul, and from that dream I hope will come all other dreams, a lifetime’s worth.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

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“The things that make me different are the things that make me.”
― A. A. Milne

tags: individuality

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“For this I would be damned forever. For this I would have given up everything.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

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“My name is Tisaanah. I am a free woman and yet still a slave. I am fragments of many things but a whole of only myself. I am a daughter of no worlds, and all worlds.

And I am not done yet.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds

tags: daughter-of-all-worlds, daughter-of-no-worlds, tisaanah

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So You Say You Like YA... — 232 members — last activity Dec 21, 2025 03:15PM
This is your Young Adult Club. It's discussions, challenges, quizzes, everything you want in a perfect book/movie club. And its not just teen books. I ...more

Shadowhunter Nerds — 1679 members — last activity May 30, 2021 06:02PM
A book club for fangirls and Young Adult book discussions.

Perustopia Book Club — 16689 members — last activity Jun 26, 2025 12:33AM
Hello everybody! Regan and I are teaming up and decided to make a book club where we can all read awesome books together each month! We will also hav ...more

A Court of Dreams and Nightmares — 16539 members — last activity Jan 08, 2026 07:23AM
Welcome to our Court of Dreams and Nightmares... Here, we talk about anything and everything related to our Queen, Sarah J Maas. If you'd join us ...more

Mortal Instruments & Infernal Devices Lovers! — 5387 members — last activity Sep 18, 2025 05:57AM
This group is for people who love the Mortal Instruments and the Infernal Devices! You can discuss your favorite characters what you thought of the bo ...more

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