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Karen’s Quotes

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

152041 likes

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

tags: attributed-no-source, courage

17052 likes

“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

13396 likes

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

tags: inspiration

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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
― Elie Wiesel

tags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy

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Dogs — 316 members — last activity Apr 02, 2026 08:41PM
This group is for members who have a dog or are interested in dogs.

Books and Mental Health Checks! — 540 members — last activity Mar 14, 2026 02:55AM
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 — 49716 members — last activity 46 minutes 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 — 443 members — last activity 22 hours, 6 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? — 309 members — last activity Apr 11, 2026 04:30AM
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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