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“Let me be something every minute of every hour of my life...And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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“People always think that happiness is a faraway thing," thought Francie, "something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up; a place of shelter when it rains - a cup of strong hot coffee when you're blue; for a man, a cigarette for contentment; a book to read when you're alone - just to be with someone you love. Those things make happiness.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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“They learned no compassion from their own anguish. Thus their suffering was wasted.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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“The world was hers for the reading.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

tags: books, feminist, reading

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“Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

tags: growing-up, inspirational, life

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Queen Maas' Assassins — 13445 members — last activity Apr 15, 2026 06:26PM
A group dedicated to the queen that is the New York Times & USA Today best-selling author Sarah J. Maas. This is a place to discuss her works, includ ...more

Addicted to YA — 66283 members — last activity 12 hours, 11 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more

YA Book Club — 3443 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 04:25AM
This is for all YA lovers who love to read books. We will be discussing books, and reading books together, and we'll just get to have fun reading. :) ...more

Owari no Seraph — 8 members — last activity Oct 23, 2019 10:54PM
Welcome to the wonderful world of Owari no Seraph. This is my first group so apologies xD It is also based on the anime not the manga... SORRY.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — 1990 members — last activity Aug 30, 2025 09:14AM
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwu ...more

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