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Lauren’s Quotes

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
― Benjamin Spock

tags: parenting, philosophy, self-assurance

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“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”
― Sid Ziff

tags: bad-reviews, book, humorist, misattributed-dorothy-parker, wit

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“It came to Mary now that her mother had been right, after all; Mary had been born for this. In sixteen years she'd shot along the shortest route she could find between life and death, as the crow flew.”
― Emma Donoghue, Slammerkin: Mary Saunders trades rags for a red ribbon and sells her body in Hogarth's London―a gripping tale of freedom, silk, and survival

tags: death, life

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“For you, a thousand times over”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

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“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: trust, truth

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Underground Knowledge — A discussion group — 26184 members — last activity 12 hours, 18 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more

eBook Miner — 2161 members — last activity Sep 09, 2026 07:24AM
We run eBook Miner, a new and innovative site that aims to connect publishers and writers (especially indie authors) to avid readers. We sift through ...more

Silent World — A discussion group — 1710 members — last activity Sep 09, 2026 07:07AM
A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) by Lance & Jame ...more