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Sumbal Bashir

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“Imperfection inspires invention, imagination, creativity. It stimulates. The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, In Other Words

tags: aliveness, creative, creativity, imagination, imperfect, imperfection, inspiration

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“If You Born Poor,It is not your mistake,
but if you die poor,it is your mistake”
― Bill Gates Sr., Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime

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“Thinking matters through before we act is always difficult and often consumes a lot of our time. But it is simply not possible to be a person of integrity without doing it. —Stephen Carter, Integrity”
― Bill Gates Sr., Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime

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“She took the facts and in a natural way charged them with tension; she intensified reality as she reduced it to words, she injected it with energy.”
― Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

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“Money can’t buy everything.” “Someone must have told you that. You’d never think of such a platitude all by yourself. What can’t it buy?” “Oh, well, I don’t know—not happiness or love, anyway.” “Generally it can. And when it can’t, it can buy some of the most remarkable substitutes.”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind

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Our Shared Shelf — 222838 members — last activity 8 hours, 51 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

South Shore Readers — 569 members — last activity Apr 25, 2026 06:50PM
A group for book lovers from the South Shore area of Massachusetts. We can discuss area bookstores, libraries, favorite books, book-related events, bo ...more

Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 175554 members — last activity 8 hours, 41 min ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31277 members — last activity 5 hours, 55 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more