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“She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown

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“Betsy returned to her chair, took off her coat and hat, opened her book and forgot the world again.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown

tags: books, escape, imagination, libraries, library, reading

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“Isn't it mysterious to begin a new journal like this? I can run my fingers through the fresh clean pages but I cannot guess what the writing on them will be.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy in Spite of Herself

tags: journals, writing

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“The universe is big, its vast and complicated, and ridiculous. And sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles. And that's the theory. Nine hundred years, never seen one yet, but this would do me.”
― Steven Moffat

tags: doctor-who, inspirational, miracles, pandorica-opens, universe

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“Actually, writers have no business writing about their own works. They either wax conceited, saying things like: 'My brilliance is possibly most apparent in my dazzling short story, "The Cookiepants Hypotenuse."' Or else they get unbearably cutesy: 'My cat Ootsywootums has given me all my best ideas, hasn't oo, squeezums?”
― Connie Willis, The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories

tags: conceit, creative-process, criticism, critique, inspiration, on-writing, reviewing, reviews, writers

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Love Inspired Historicals — 874 members — last activity Jan 19, 2023 12:07AM
Group for anyone who wants to discuss books published by Harlequin's Love Inspired Historical line ...more

The Story Club — 6 members — last activity Apr 30, 2008 07:42AM
Loose and unstructured 100th anniversary reading of Anne of Green Gables, and perhaps the entire series. Membership by invitation only - this is a se ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 325139 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Seasonal Reads — 134 members — last activity Dec 29, 2022 10:19AM
A place to discuss our favorite seasonal and holiday books. Ranging from what we like to read at Halloween time, to Christmas time. Anybody can join, ...more