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Barbara’s Quotes

“Stars shine long after they've flamed out and the shine they shine with is love.”
― Matt de la Pena, Love

tags: inspirational, life, love

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“People film everything. We’re not even human, just a series of ten-second clips and likes/not likes.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, You'd Be Home Now

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“There were many ways to be alienated from someone, few to actually belong.”
― Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half

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“It's not stuff you leave with. It's love.”
― Matt de la Pena, Love

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“A town always looked different once you'd returned, like a house where all the furniture had shifted three inches. You wouldn't mistake it for a stranger's house but you'd keeping banging your shins on the table corners.”
― Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half

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Barbara’s Groups

Goodreads Librarians Group — 340888 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

NCBLA 2011 — 7 members — last activity Jul 07, 2011 08:27AM
A place to discuss books read by the 2011 NCBLA Committee.

Mock Printz 2027 — 1177 members — last activity May 14, 2026 09:00AM
Reading the best of the best in Young Adult literature published in the previous year. Our goal is to find the book the American Library Association's ...more

Mock Caldecott 2027 — 1598 members — last activity Sep 16, 2026 05:49PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.

Mock Newbery 2027 — 3187 members — last activity 12 hours, 34 min ago
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.

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