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She crashes into the chair across from me—a tangle of red locs swept into a messy updo, unique tattoos, and eyes radiating mischief from some joke I'm not privy to.
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”
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“From the backstabbing co-worker to the meddling sister-in-law, you are in charge of how you react to the people and events in your life. You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead. Take control and choose to focus on what is important in your life. Those who cannot live fully often become destroyers of life.”
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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
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“If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf.”
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“I don’t think it would have all got me quite so down if just once in a while—just once in a while—there was at least some polite little perfunctory implication that knowledge should lead to wisdom, and that if it doesn't, it's just a disgusting waste of time! But there never is! You never even hear any hints dropped on a campus that wisdom is supposed to be the goal of knowledge. You hardly ever even hear the word 'wisdom' mentioned!”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
#ReadSoulLit Readalong - Bedrock Faith
— 56 members
— last activity Mar 13, 2017 05:32PM
Discuss Bedrock Faith by Eric Charles May for #ReadSoulLit in honor of reading during Black History Month
The New Adult Book Club! {#NewAdultBC}
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— last activity Apr 20, 2018 12:27PM
I thought it'd be fun to start a monthly New Adult book club! I love New Adult books so much and I think that this would be a great opportunity to sha ...more
Colorful Chick Lit Challenge
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— last activity Jul 26, 2023 02:54PM
This group's goal is to read chick lit that features women of color. ...more
Jane Austen July 2025
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— last activity Aug 11, 2025 11:13AM
Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works. ---The Challenges--- 1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six ...more
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