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The Pairing
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and every person I take to bed from now on will be fighting his ghost for my attention.
“Effort, productivity, and the sacrifice of everything else in life are valorized and fetishized.”
― Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
― Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
“They are those who know that one becomes great because of who they lift up, not who they put down.”
― The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History
― The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History
“You are not what happened to you. You are what you do next.”
― Just for the Summer
― Just for the Summer
“But what I’m seeing is that the more comfortable he gets, the less he cares. As his importance compounds, his regard diminishes.”
― Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
― Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
“America has been just, and it has perpetuated injustice. We have been peaceful, and we have perpetrated acts of violence. We have been—and are—good. And we have done terrible things to people who didn’t deserve them. It has been the land of the free while simultaneously sanctioning oppression. Such is often the experience of any government run by fallible human beings. Sometimes we surprise ourselves in our capacity for greatness, and sometimes the weight of regret wraps around us like a chain.”
― The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History
― The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History
Banned Books
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To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.
The F-word
— 5752 members
— last activity Apr 15, 2025 09:52PM
This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more
Book Lovers' Reading Challenges
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— last activity Jan 02, 2026 07:33PM
Welcome to Book Lovers' Reading Challenges! Grab your favorite soda, tea, or cocoa from the refreshments table and settle in for some reading fun. Pl ...more
With The Banned
— 435 members
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This is a varied group of people with a common interest in books of all kinds. If you have any difficulty in navigating here, message a Mod, and we'll ...more
Stitchin' and Bitchin'
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— last activity Nov 17, 2022 12:43PM
This is literally only so I can make polls!
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