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Michael

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Michael’s Quotes

“A tiger doesn;t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.”
― Shahir Zag

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“Haters are like crickets. Crickets make a lot of noise, you hear it but you can’t see them, then right when you walk by them, they’re quiet.”
― Israel Houghton

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“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

tags: childhood, happiness

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“We are all vainer of our luck than of our merits.”
― Rex Stout, The Rubber Band

tags: folly, foolishness, luck, merits, nero-wolfe, vainer, vainity, wisdom, wise

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“And the rain drops kept falling like the sweetest music
leaving tears on the glass,
which is what music does to me
most of the time
but silence too. and rain.”
― Charlotte Eriksson

tags: morning, music, rain, sad, silence, sound, tears, time, windows

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The Perks Of Being A Book Addict — 36914 members — last activity 1 hour, 36 min ago
This group is for anyone who loves books from different genres. Every month we have group Books of the Month which you can join, reading challenges, a ...more

Goodreads All Sorts — 1432 members — last activity Oct 06, 2025 04:52AM
Goodreads All Sorts is a group for everyone, young and old. We have discussions on books, film, music and more. Take part in our monthly and quarterly ...more

Constant Reader — 5981 members — last activity 2 hours, 10 min ago
A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more

Classics for Beginners — 3075 members — last activity Feb 13, 2022 09:28AM
People who are new to classic books can discuss which books to read and what they think of books they have already read. People who are experienced wi ...more

2014 Books! — 69 members — last activity Dec 31, 2014 06:52PM
Readers unite & make a list of books we have read in 2014! The goal is 2014 books! This team & challenge will run from January 1st to December 31st ...more

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