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“I embrace the label of bad feminist because I am human. I am messy. I’m not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am not trying to say I have all the answers. I am not trying to say I’m right. I am just trying—trying to support what I believe in, trying to do some good in this world, trying to make some noise with my writing while also being myself.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist

tags: feminism, humanity, women, writing

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“Conceit spoils the finest genius.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

tags: wisdom

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“I like good strong words that mean something…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

tags: little-women, louisa-may-alcott, words

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“I want to do something splendid...something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

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“Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

tags: amy, hurt, mean, meanness

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Mocha Girls Read — 7063 members — last activity Jul 13, 2026 08:14AM
We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like-minded women. #mochagirlsread Join Us in person: https://www.meetup.c ...more

The Blerd Book Club — 708 members — last activity Mar 28, 2023 05:35AM
We are many minds wrapped around a good book. This is a book club for blerds, nerds, bleeks, and geeks to discuss, review, and reflect on the books th ...more

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13498 members — last activity Jul 18, 2026 10:38PM
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

Spanish Readers — 11693 members — last activity 4 hours, 32 min ago
Un grupo para lectores de habla hispana para hacer lecturas conjuntas, retos, amigos, compartir opiniones, recomendaciones, ¡y muchas cosas más! Pero ...more