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Barbara’s Quotes

“She hadn't realized how long it takes to become somebody else, or how lonely it can be living in a world not meant for you.”
― Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half

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

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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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“Words matter, in fact. They're not pointless, as you've suggested. If they were pointless, then they couldn't start revolutions and they wouldn't change history. If they were just words, we wouldn't write songs or listen to them. We wouldn't beg to be read to as kids. If they were just words, then stories wouldn't have been around since before we could write. We wouldn't have learned to write. If they were just words, people wouldn't fall in love because of them, feel bad because of them, ache because of them, and stop aching because of them." (p. 210) (Henry Jones)”
― Cath Crowley, Words in Deep Blue

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 334706 members — last activity 7 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 — 1175 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 — 1590 members — last activity 6 hours, 1 min ago
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 Aug 10, 2026 08:08AM
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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