Shirley

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Shirley’s Bookshelves

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romance‎ (750)
friendship‎ (565)
family-bond‎ (449)
comics-graphic-arts‎ (292)

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sports‎ (87)
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Shirley’s Quotes

“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.”
― Jessamyn West

tags: books, on-fiction, reality, truth

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“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: books-reading

5880 likes

“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

18877 likes

“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”
― Michael Cunningham, The Hours

tags: life, peace

10252 likes

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead

tags: activism, attributed-no-source, change, inspirational, life, philosophy, world

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