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How To Hold a Cockroach: A book for those who are free and don't know it

by Matthew Maxwell (Goodreads Author)

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The Lottery

by Shirley Jackson

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Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

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Lea’s Notes & Highlights

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

4 notes & 7 highlights

It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away. You must want it just enough,

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Lea’s Quotes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“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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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

tags: charles-bayard-mitchell

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“The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.”
― Lester Bangs

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“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

tags: caring, inspirational, love, roses, time

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The one who reads several books — 225 members — last activity Dec 06, 2025 01:58PM
If you read several books at once, this club is for you. Do people keep asking you why you read so many books at once? Or do they scoff and say that ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 119570 members — last activity 1 hour, 2 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

YA Fantasy Polls/Discussions — 444 members — last activity Aug 16, 2022 08:59AM
read the title. also, NO SPOILERS. if you want to talk about spoilers, use the spoiler tag.

TRUTH OR DARE (and more) — 99 members — last activity Apr 28, 2023 02:16AM
~Will you accept the Dare? OR ~Will you speak the Truth? Join if you dare~ Anyways- Welcome to this group! Hope you have lots of fun here! ~Are ...more

Harry Potter — 17019 members — last activity 3 hours, 46 min ago
We're fans of Rowling's series because we know that it is more than just a children's fantasy story. ...more

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