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Reading for the 4th time
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REREAD 4/24/26:Upping to 5 stars because I get it now
I read this first as an ebook, then again in audio format, and this most recent read was the first time I did it with a physical copy, and it was a much improved experience!
This was always a reall ...more "
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"So many books to read… and yet I pick up this one for the second time in less than two months…" — Jun 12, 2026 09:26PM
"So many books to read… and yet I pick up this one for the second time in less than two months…" — Jun 12, 2026 09:26PM
“We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us. Even while the earth sleeps we travel. We are the seeds of the tenacious plant, and it is in our ripeness and our fullness of heart that we are given to the wind and are scattered.”
― The Prophet
― The Prophet
“To see her is a picture—
To hear her is a tune—
To know her an Intemperance
As innocent as June—
To know her not—Affliction—
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand.”
― The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
To hear her is a tune—
To know her an Intemperance
As innocent as June—
To know her not—Affliction—
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand.”
― The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 7: 1966-1974
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 7: 1966-1974
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.”
― Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
― Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Girls Love Girls and Books
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This book club is for queer women and their allies. We aim to give queer women of all backgrounds a space where they can discover, read, and discuss l ...more
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I've found a couple of stories in this crossover of genres and I'm optimistic about finding more! ...more
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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