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“Lucky for you, I have another scheme. First I need a hundred ducks, but after that it will be pretty simple."
"What do you need the ducks for?"
"I´m going to put a whole bunch of them in a giant catapult and launch them over Aurimere," Kami said. "This will create a distraction. My message will be: Look at all the ducks I give.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, Unmade

tags: ash-lynburn, ducks, kami-glass, unmade

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“There's no "should" or "should not" when it comes to having feelings. They're part of who we are and their origins are beyond our control. When we can believe that, we may find it easier to make constructive choices about what to do with those feelings.”
― Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

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“We're growing up," Betsy said aloud. She wasn't even sure she liked it. But it happened, and then it wasn't irrevocable. There was nothing you could do about it except try and see that you grew up into the kind of human being you wanted to be. "I'd like to be a fine one," Betsy thought quickly and urgently.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace

tags: growing-up

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“Bah! Suffragettes. I've no time for suffragettes. They made the biggest mistake in history. They went for equality. They should have gone for power!”
― Jennifer Worth, Shadows of the Workhouse

tags: suffragettes, women-s-rights

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“We often hear about how we need to be more tolerant: to make room for people, ideas, and actions with which we may not agree. This is a prerequisite for a functional democracy. But tolerance alone is not sufficient; it allows us to accept others without engaging with them, to feel smug and self-satisfied without challenging the boundaries within which too many of us live.”
― Dan Rather, What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism

tags: patriotism, tolerance-vs-acceptance

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Love Inspired Historicals — 872 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 — 331712 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