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Deanna’s Bookshelves

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series‎ (108)
read-it-for-uni‎ (81)
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fantasy‎ (74)
from-my-childhood‎ (56)
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Deanna’s Quotes

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep

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“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett

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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: courage, deeply-loved, love, strength, widely-misattributed

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“When the Day of Judgment dawns and people, great and small, come marching in to receive their heavenly rewards, the Almighty will gaze upon the mere bookworms and say to Peter, “Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them. They have loved reading.”
― Virginia Woolf

tags: book-lovers, bookworms, heavenly-rewards, judgment, reading

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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

tags: food, love

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Deanna’s Groups

/r/Fantasy Discussion Group — 6746 members — last activity May 12, 2026 06:52AM
A place for readers/contributors of Reddit's /r/Fantasy subreddit to discuss books from the genre and see others' book lists and recommendations. ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42743 members — last activity 18 minutes ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

Drop Everything And Read — 4397 members — last activity 10 hours, 28 min ago
“Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, n ...more

Horror Aficionados — 30407 members — last activity 33 minutes ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more

Manga & Anime Lovers — 2540 members — last activity May 26, 2026 01:25AM
Do you like to read comics like Fairy Tail? One Piece? The Black Butler? Bleach? Or any other manga out there. If so, this is the group for you. In th ...more

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