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“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.”
― Mary Jean Irion

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“The purpose in life is not to win. The purpose in life is to grow and to share. "When you come to look back on all that you have done in life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you have brought into other people's lives than you will from the times that you outdid and defeated them.”
― Harold S. Kushner

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“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
― George Saunders

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“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel

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“The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It's for you I created the universe. I love you. There's only one catch. Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.”
― Frederick Buechner

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You'll love this one...!! A book club & more — 5414 members — last activity 5 hours, 5 min ago
We are an international group who share an interest in reading all genres of books. We focus on four main areas: 1. Monthly Group Themed Read. Each m ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 86358 members — last activity 12 hours, 52 min ago
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

Nothing But Reading Challenges — 26855 members — last activity 10 minutes ago
April BOMs (click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love o ...more

Addicted to YA — 66218 members — last activity 8 hours, 51 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more