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“Education is unfolding the wings of head and heart together. The job of a teacher is to push the students out of the nest to strengthen their wings.”
― Amit Ray, Walking the Path of Compassion

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“You should always be kind to people, Ava. You never know what sorrows they’re carrying around.”
― Anita Diamant, The Boston Girl

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“You know, things fall apart. You grieve. And then you sit around and wait for things to somehow get perfect again. But they don’t. They never can. There is no perfect. There’s just different. But different can be wonderful.”
― Sarah Jio, Morning Glory

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“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.”
― Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

tags: bigotry, travel

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“She was so much better at being alone; being alone came more naturally to her. She led a life of deliberate solitude, and if occasional loneliness crept in, she knew how to work her way out of that particular divot. Or even better, how to sink in and absorb its particular comforts.”
― Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, The Nest

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Suspenseful Clues and Thrilling Reviews — 2692 members — last activity Feb 20, 2026 01:37PM
An online book club hosted by Chelsea @ The Suspense Is Thrilling Me and Sam @ Clues and Reviews for readers to discuss their current reads and monthl ...more