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Book cover for Hopeless (Chestnut Springs, #5)

Hopeless (Chestnut Springs, #5) by Elsie Silver

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You don’t tell a person you love them with the expectation they’ll say it back. You tell them because you want to. You tell them because it’s true.

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Jess’s Quotes

“Books are extremely dangerous; they make people think.”
― Antonio Iturbe, The Librarian of Auschwitz

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“Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives--or to find strength in a very long one.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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“Truth is to put together by destiny; it's nothing more than a whim of fate. A lie, on the other hand, is more human; it's created by mankind and tailor-made to purpose.”
― Antonio Iturbe, Bibliotekarien i Auschwitz

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“That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours. ”
― Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane

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“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”
― Mason Cooley

tags: books

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Behind the Name Book Club — 24 members — last activity Apr 24, 2025 07:08AM
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Welcome to Ashley Spivey's Book Club! Originally started as a Facebook group, we created this Goodreads group to better organize our book discussions ...more

OTV Winos — 97 members — last activity Feb 01, 2022 08:13PM
Ladies- clearly we all love some good books, some good wine, fuzzy socks and scented candles.