Maggie Vandenberg

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Maggie is Currently Reading

Maggie Vandenberg is currently reading

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, 2026

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— Apr 14, 2026 07:09AM

Apr 14, 2026 07:08AM

Maggie Vandenberg is currently reading

Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More – The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Christian Moms

by Ruth Chou Simons (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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Maggie’s Quotes

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: dreams, life

48252 likes

“Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck.”
― Lemony Snicket

1837 likes

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
― Lemony Snicket

tags: fate, humor, simile

13148 likes

“Why are you worrying about YOU-KNOW-WHO, when you should be worrying about YOU-NO-POO? The constipation sensation that's gripping the nation!”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

tags: humor

2650 likes

“People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto

tags: life

7214 likes

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