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Before June of my sixteenth year, I never imagined I’d be living this way. Not once have I desired this kind of life, yet here I am. What meaning, then, could life possibly hold? I didn’t desire such a life for myself, but at the same time, ...more

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“If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”
― RuPaul

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“The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.”
― Ursula K. LeGuin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

tags: art, artists, evil, happiness, pain

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“We all came into this world naked. The rest is all drag.”
― Rupaul

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“They are the we of me.”
― Carson McCullers, The Member of the Wedding

tags: marriage

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“Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”
― Mae West, The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said

tags: bachelorhood, double-entendre, empowerment, freedom, independence, institutions, marriage, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, singles

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What's the Name of That Book??? — 121131 members — last activity 8 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Wild Things: YA Grown-Up — 2402 members — last activity Mar 24, 2022 06:18PM
Welcome to Wild Things: YA Grown-Up! Important Information: This group is for mature, grown up discussions of all books included under the term 'Young ...more

Ms. Reviews & Bookmarks — 642 members — last activity Oct 25, 2016 09:33PM
Ms. Reviews and Bookmarks from Ms Magazine. In its 35 years of publishing, no other magazine has influenced public policy, the way we live, and our h ...more

Goodreads Status Update Writing Contest — 218 members — last activity Jun 21, 2017 04:20PM
Join this group to participate in or follow the Goodreads Status Update Writing Contest. Stories must be submitted before MARCH 1, 2009. Everyone on G ...more

Feminist Science Fiction & Fantasy — 226 members — last activity Jul 26, 2016 07:27AM
What are some of your favorite feminist science fiction and fantasy books? Who are some of your favorite feminist science fiction and fantasy authors? ...more

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