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page-turner‎ (1539)
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compelling‎ (1511)
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heart-felt‎ (1023)

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complex‎ (852)
book-discussion-perfect‎ (757)
thoughtful‎ (704)
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Karen’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

tags: attributed-no-source, courage

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings

tags: activism, life, optimism, philosophy, world

13412 likes

“Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes

tags: easy, elementary, sherlock-holmes, simple

753 likes

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: happiness

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Karen’s Groups

Dogs — 320 members — last activity May 17, 2026 01:28PM
This group is for members who have a dog or are interested in dogs.

Books and Mental Health Checks! — 541 members — last activity Aug 17, 2026 08:20AM
Mental Health Matters! This is just a little book community to support anyone who also needs Mental Health Support. Sometimes our mental health iss ...more

The book you like most — 51268 members — last activity 1 hour, 45 min ago
This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more

The Deity Book Club — 468 members — last activity 3 hours, 7 min ago
Welcome to our group here you can make friends, suggest and review books. This is a place for avid readers so please keep this group going by communic ...more

What next, now notifications are reduced, DMs abolished, so GR is dying? — 320 members — last activity Oct 07, 2026 02:51PM
On 20 Sept 2024, GR removed the option for email notifications, without telling users (unless they looked at the "help" page). In-app/web notification ...more

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