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Vicky’s Quotes

“The cure for anything is salt water — sweat, tears, or the salt sea.”
― Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)

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“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”
― W.C. Fields

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“BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS IF NOT DUFFERS WONT DROWN”
― Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, inspirational, life, live, miracle, miracles

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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Around the World — 1904 members — last activity Jul 28, 2026 09:19PM
Each year we look at our to-be-read shelves and choose which countries of the world we want to travel through. Some of our members map their journeys ...more

UK Book Club — 6979 members — last activity 12 hours, 20 min ago
This is a book group for Goodreads users in the UK, but members from other countries are welcome too so long as all posts are made in English. Please ...more

Travel Literature Makes My Heart Beat Faster.. — 1111 members — last activity Jul 21, 2026 09:04PM
Do you adore a good piece of travel literature/travelogue? Than this is the group for you!

The World's Literature in India — 878 members — last activity Jul 17, 2026 05:29AM
Literature from the languages of India. Photos: Painting by Chitarman II, ca.1735, "scene from the Sassi Pannu folktale" "Autograph of "Famous write ...more

Science and Natural History — 1137 members — last activity Sep 22, 2020 01:21PM
This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members *** ...more

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