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Wendy’s Bookshelves

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Wendy’s Notes & Highlights

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

1 highlight

“Do you think it’s possible to ever see the past as it actually was?”

Tom Lake

by Ann Patchett

10 highlights
The Lincoln Highway

by Amor Towles

1 note & 14 highlights

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Wendy’s Quotes

“When you love people, you do whatever it takes to make them happy.”
― Orson Scott Card, The Worthing Saga

tags: love

0 likes

“You think the thing that hurt you is going to hurt you forever but it doesn’t.”
― Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

11 likes

“I reflected that it seemed to be in the nature of human beings to spend the first part of their lives mocking the cliches and conventions of their elders and the final part mocking the cliches and conventions of the young.”
― Michael Chabon, Moonglow

tags: aging, human-nature, youth

15 likes

“I'm just looking at you. Exactly as you are right now. And not because you'll change, though you will of course. Treasure or not. But because if I could have built a human being, I would have built you. Just so" -Osh”
― Lauren Wolk, Beyond the Bright Sea

7 likes

“For as it turns out, one can revisit the past quite pleasantly, as long as one does so expecting nearly every aspect of it to have changed.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

285 likes

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Of Secondary Importance — 7 members — last activity Dec 25, 2008 08:22AM
Don't let reading for pleasure get in the way of more important things, but when you have the time, read along with friends and share your thoughts! ...more

Casey's Bookclub 4.0 — 6 members — last activity Mar 29, 2018 02:52PM
No monthly books. If you read it past, present or future, discuss it here.

Knit 1 Read 2 — 146 members — last activity Jan 26, 2020 01:17PM
What are you knitting? What are you reading? Do you have a favorite knitting book? Put down your needles and let's talk about it here! ...more

Persephone Books — 1441 members — last activity Sep 02, 2026 07:08AM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more

Barnes & Noble Nook — 2742 members — last activity Oct 09, 2025 09:52PM
For those who are in love with the Barnes & Noble "Nook". A place to share & loan books, tips and just conversation. ...more

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