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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.”
― George Carlin

tags: benediction, evil, goodwill, humor, inspirational, wishes

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“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
― Sir Francis Bacon

tags: books, reading

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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“All children mythologise their birth. It is a universal trait. You want to know someone? Heart, mind and soul? Ask him to tell you about when he was born. What you get won’t be the truth: it will be a story. And nothing is more telling than a story.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

tags: birth, children, myth, story, truth

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Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers — 25933 members — last activity 4 minutes ago
Welcome! Join us for our monthly group reads. We read Crime stories, Mysteries, & Thrillers. ...more

I Love Young Adult Books — 330 members — last activity Jun 15, 2021 07:20AM
Your list of favorite books always seems to boil down to YA novels. You love browsing bookstores to see what the latest books are. Whenever you go ...more

Northern Utah Reads — 18 members — last activity Feb 21, 2010 01:22PM
This is a group for book junkies in the Northern Utah area. We can swap books and share new books with one another.

The Little Fairleaf (Audio Book) GIVEAWAY — 538 members — last activity Jul 24, 2022 03:10AM
Hi everyone, I am giving away The Little Fairleaf audiobook to anyone who downloads my latest short story, The Other Fairleaf. It is narrated by awa ...more