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“Your life is your own, your glory is your glory, but you will lose it if you keep it for yourself. Grasp it for the sake of others...”
― Dandelion Fire
― Dandelion Fire
“The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)”
― Knowing Scripture
― Knowing Scripture
“People need other people to feel things for them," she said. "It gets lonely to feel things all by yourself.”
― Liesl & Po
― Liesl & Po
“I opened a book and in I strode.
Now nobody can find me.
I've left my chair, my house, my road,
My town and my world behind me.
I'm wearing the cloak, I've slipped on the ring,
I've swallowed the magic potion.
I've fought with a dragon, dined with a king
And dived in a bottomless ocean.
I opened a book and made some friends.
I shared their tears and laughter
And followed their road with its bumps and bends
To the happily ever after.
I finished my book and out I came.
The cloak can no longer hide me.
My chair and my house are just the same,
But I have a book inside me.”
―
Now nobody can find me.
I've left my chair, my house, my road,
My town and my world behind me.
I'm wearing the cloak, I've slipped on the ring,
I've swallowed the magic potion.
I've fought with a dragon, dined with a king
And dived in a bottomless ocean.
I opened a book and made some friends.
I shared their tears and laughter
And followed their road with its bumps and bends
To the happily ever after.
I finished my book and out I came.
The cloak can no longer hide me.
My chair and my house are just the same,
But I have a book inside me.”
―
“Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful. If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain that my love would never be returned: how much more simple life would be. One could plod through the Siberian salt mines of existence without being bothered about happiness. Unfortunately the happiness is there. There is always the chance (about eight hundred and fifty to one) that another heart will come to mine. I can't help hoping, and keeping faith, and loving beauty. Quite frequently I am not so miserable as it would be wise to be.”
― Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome
― Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome
Q&A with Jonathan Auxier
— 9 members
— last activity Jul 01, 2023 01:01PM
Welcome to our Q&A session with Jonathan Auxier, author of PETER NIMBLE AND HIS FANTASTIC EYES. Jonathan will be answering your questions about Peter ...more
The Memoir Book Group
— 54 members
— last activity Apr 18, 2026 09:50AM
The Memoir Book Group started in the Portland, Oregon Metro area...took a hiatus when the group leader moved to the east coast and is now starting bac ...more
Lucy Maud Montgomery - Read Along
— 7 members
— last activity Oct 24, 2015 08:51AM
This group is open to anyone who wants to ready the Anne of Green Gables series this winter. We will start November 1st and see where this takes us.
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishers
— 68 members
— last activity May 30, 2022 05:14PM
The WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, the evangelical division of Random House Books, Inc., is committed to creating products that both intensify ...more
Book Tour - Bloggers Wanted
— 230 members
— last activity Feb 03, 2020 01:00PM
Because I happen to be in need, and because I couldn't find a group like this, I decided to start it. This is a place for: * Authors & Bloggers to h ...more
Melanie’s 2025 Year in Books
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