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“The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

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“So he stalked her again. Love makes hunters of us all.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

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“By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account.”
― Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code

tags: history, rewriting-history

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“With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.”
― Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants

tags: secrets, truth

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“People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

tags: evil, good

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RW Bookclub(Unofficial) — 2826 members — last activity 14 hours, 33 min ago
Book discussion based on the Reesesbookclub on Instagram. We also have a monthly group book, buddy reads, challenges and giveaways! Our Facebook gro ...more

Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge — 42932 members — last activity 1 hour, 17 min ago
This group is for people participating in the Popsugar reading challenge for 2026 (or any other year). The Popsugar website posted a reading challenge ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42079 members — last activity 49 minutes ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

2026 Reading Challenge — 35074 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Are you ready to set your 2026 reading goal? This is a supportive, fun group of people looking for people just like you. Track your annual reading go ...more

Around the Year in 52 Books — 11183 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
~ 2026 Reading Challenge ~ 52 books for 52 weeks. Each week, members read the book of their choice for that week's challenge requirement. ▶︎ CURREN ...more

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