Claire Talbot

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Claire’s Quotes

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
― Edith Sitwell

tags: comfort, home, winter

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“In a way, looking back, it seemed a long, long time since she had been eighteen, but in another way her memories were so clear and vivid that it seemed like yesterday.”
― Helen Hooven Santmyer

938 likes

“I am a tiny seashell
that has secretly drifted ashore
and carries the sound of the ocean
surging through its body.”
― Edward Hirsch

1276 likes

“I'd sooner wear white shoes in February, drink unsweetened tea, and eat Miracle Whip instead of Duke's than utter the words 'you guys'.”
― Celia Rivenbark, Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments

tags: humor, southern, y-all

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“Food is a gift and should be treated reverentially--romanced and ritualized and seasoned with memory.”
― Chris Bohjalian, Secrets of Eden

tags: food

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Claire’s Groups

MCLS Reading Challenge — 131 members — last activity Jan 15, 2020 09:07AM
A group for staff of the Monroe County Library System to participate in the annual System Reading Challenge.

Goodreads Librarians Group — 314542 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

MCLS TeensLit — 73 members — last activity Feb 06, 2026 08:17AM
Books loved by teen services librarians in the Monroe County Library System that is in Rochester NY.

The Next Best Book Club — 26034 members — last activity 12 hours, 33 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Read With Jenna (Official) — 30813 members — last activity 8 hours, 19 min ago
When anyone on the TODAY team is looking for a book recommendation, there is only one person to turn to: Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna will select a book a ...more

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