Liz

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Liz’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Wild Diet: Get Back to Your Roots, Burn Fat, and Drop Up to 20 Pounds in 40 Days

The Wild Diet: Get Back to Your Roots, Burn Fat, and Drop Up to 20 Pounds in 40 Days by Abel James

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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. —Mark Twain

Liz’s Quotes

“I write to forget the days that broke me into a million nights.”
― Jenim Dibie, The Calligraphy of God: A Collection of Love Poems

tags: future, letting-go, love, pain, passion, past, poetry, poets, write, writers, writing

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“When you stop trying to change reality, it changes by itself to align with your new understanding.”
― Richard Dotts, Allowing Divine Intervention

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“Today people look at me, at my job and my Ivy League credentials, and assume that I’m some sort of genius, that only a truly extraordinary person could have made it to where I am today. With all due respect to those people, I think that theory is a load of bullshit. Whatever”
― J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

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“Catholic school is similar to apartheid in that it’s ruthlessly authoritarian, and its authority rests on a bunch of rules that don’t make any sense.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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“Every person has a different journey. But no one has an easy one.”
― Kunal Nayyar, Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You

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Liz’s Groups

2025 Big Book Challenge — 800 members — last activity Dec 25, 2025 10:06AM
Have some larger books to read this year? This is the place to share those. You set your own goal as to the number of books to read, or just keep trac ...more

Audiobooks — 16136 members — last activity 4 hours, 55 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 21854 members — last activity 1 hour, 25 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 170061 members — last activity 14 minutes ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more