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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. For in the very nature of things, success tends to create pride and blindness in the hearts of men, while suffering teaches them to be patient and strong.”
― Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War
― Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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The Librarian's Husband's Book Club
— 1228 members
— last activity Jun 07, 2026 02:35PM
I was born into a world of books. With a school librarian wife, a history teacher father, and an elementary teacher mother—plus my own background as a ...more
The Lovely Bones Readalong
— 204 members
— last activity Jul 12, 2023 10:03AM
This July, I will be hosting a readalong of Alice Sebold's classic The Lovely Bones. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn a ...more
Jayson Romance Club
— 97 members
— last activity Nov 19, 2022 11:05AM
A fun free club where you can talk romance books and even roleplay scenes
The Academy For Mythical Creatures
— 253 members
— last activity 1 hour, 14 min ago
Welcome to the Academy for Mythical Creatures, established in 585 BCE. We are a discreet institution dedicated to educating adolescents who possess ab ...more
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