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Catharina’s Quotes

“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

tags: women

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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

tags: life, navigation

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“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, simplicity, understand

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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

tags: books, dragons, fairy-tales, inspirational, paraphrasing-g-k-chesterton

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“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: lies, lying, trust

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Catharina’s Groups

What's the Name of That Book??? — 122162 members — last activity 2 hours, 14 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Every one's Choice — 165 members — last activity Jul 13, 2023 09:21AM
A nice and comfortable place with no pressure and all are relaxed. Everyone gets a chance to request their fave book. All get involved. Each month eve ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222937 members — last activity Oct 06, 2026 09:57AM
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

We like big books and we cannot lie — 7 members — last activity Jan 04, 2024 03:23PM
We will set a timeline on when to have the book finish by, and this will vary by book. After a set point we will discuss our thoughts and feelings on ...more