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Amanda’s Quotes

“It came, over and over, down to this: What made someone a mother? Was it biology alone, or was it love?”
― Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere

tags: motherhood

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“Everyone has a thousand wishes before a tragedy, but just one afterward.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

tags: tragedy, wish

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“One of the plainest truths about both towns and individuals is that they usually don't turn into what we tell them to be, but what they are told they are.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

tags: truth, words-matter

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“Religion is something between you and other people; it’s full of interpretations and theories and opinions. But faith . . . that’s just between you and God.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

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“She’s fifteen, above the age of consent, and he’s seventeen, but he’s still “the boy” in every conversation. She’s “the young woman”.

Words are not small things.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

tags: rape

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Our Shared Shelf — 222971 members — last activity 16 hours, 1 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Mortal Instruments & Infernal Devices Lovers! — 5387 members — last activity Feb 11, 2026 08:16AM
This group is for people who love the Mortal Instruments and the Infernal Devices! You can discuss your favorite characters what you thought of the bo ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42077 members — last activity 2 hours, 16 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 85725 members — last activity Feb 17, 2026 08:08PM
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

Addicted to YA — 66109 members — last activity 47 minutes 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

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