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Better Than the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #1)

by Lynn Painter (Goodreads Author)

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An Academic Affair

by Jodi McAlister (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 20, 2026 06:41AM

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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)

by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 29, 2026 11:33PM

“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.”
― Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

tags: authenticity

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“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald

tags: belonging, company, desires, literature, longings

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“She’s not you.”

“What?”

“She. Isn’t. You.”
― Lynn Painter, Better Than the Movies

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“Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.”
― bell hooks, Communion: The Female Search for Love

tags: humanism, love, self-knowledge

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“What are you going to do? Everything, is my guess. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications.”
― Nora Ephron

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