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currently-reading‎ (0)
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did-not-finish‎ (14)
come-back-to-later‎ (10)
to-read-next‎ (4)

books-i-own‎ (118)
to-buy-perhaps‎ (39)
writing‎ (36)
authors-to-potentially-binge-on‎ (34)
to-read-fantasy‎ (24)
grown-up-books‎ (23)

series-started‎ (17)
dragons‎ (15)
absolute-favorites-ever‎ (14)
to-read-urban-fantasy‎ (13)
fairy-tales-and-fairies‎ (12)
maybes‎ (11)

to-read-though-i-m-probably-too-old‎ (10)
didn-t-finish‎ (3)
i-know-i-read-it-but-i-don-t-rememb‎ (2)
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currently-listening‎ (0)

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Sarah’s Quotes

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

43961 likes

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White

tags: activism, humor, life, pleasure

9222 likes

“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom

44350 likes

“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
― Allen Saunders

tags: fate, life, misattributed-john-lennon, planning, plans

43710 likes

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Sarah’s Groups

The Next Best Book Club — 26183 members — last activity 16 hours, 11 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 121027 members — last activity 14 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Endicott Mythic Fiction — 283 members — last activity Jul 02, 2016 11:20PM
The Endicott Mythic Fiction group is now closed. The group focused on books inspired by "myth, folklore, fairy tales, and the oral storytelling tradi ...more

Urban Fantasy — 5138 members — last activity Oct 20, 2025 11:48AM
Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings--as oppose ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42682 members — last activity 3 hours, 50 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

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