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NW’s Quotes

“When has anyone ever told me
I had the right to stop it all
without my knuckles, or my anger,
with just some simple words.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

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“Pero, tú no eres fácil.”
You sure ain’t an easy one.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

tags: poetry

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“If you are honest, people may deceive you. Be honest anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfishness. Be kind anyway. All the good you do today will be forgotten by others tomorrow. Do good anyway.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

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“Never trust people who don't have something in their lives that they love beyond all reason.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

tags: love, passion, trust

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“All adults have days when we feel completely drained. When we no longer know quite what we spend so much time fighting for, when reality and everyday worries overwhelm us and we wonder how much longer we’re going to be able to carry on. The wonderful thing is that we can all live through far more days like that without breaking than we think. The terrible thing is that we never know exactly how many.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

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Dates with Dana — 155 members — last activity Jul 22, 2021 10:50PM
This group is dedicated to reading ownvoices books with good diversity and representation. We will vote on the book of the month in the last week of t ...more

Addicted to YA — 66050 members — last activity 2 hours, 6 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more

Read With Jenna (Official) — 29499 members — last activity Nov 10, 2025 05:22PM
When anyone on the TODAY team is looking for a book recommendation, there is only one person to turn to: Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna will select a book a ...more