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“I’m in love wit’ you, and I go hard about mine. And you’re mine now. I’on mean that shit in a controlling sense, either. I mean, I’mma catch you when you fall, carry you when you’re weak, and cover you with my body in the middle of a
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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
“Even Einstein wasn’t an atheist,” he says. “He talked about God all the time. Now, he didn’t believe in a god that was concerned with human behavior, which is the church’s obsession and the reason it uses guilt and shame to enforce Christianity.”
― The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
― The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
“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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“Some people do crossword puzzles. I do books.”
― Joy in the Morning
― Joy in the Morning
#ReadSoulLit Readalong - Bedrock Faith
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— 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 May 20, 2026 05:26PM
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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