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“After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation.”
― Robert R. McCammon, Boy's Life

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

tags: easy, elementary, sherlock-holmes, simple

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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

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“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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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 1 hour, 46 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 — 443 members — last activity Apr 16, 2026 02:13PM
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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