Darla

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Darla ’s Quotes

“All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance, just don't tiptoe.”
― Shane Claiborne

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“Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.”
― Sarah Vowell, The Partly Cloudy Patriot

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“No one expected me. Everything awaited me.”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids

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“Then I go in the den and turn on Law & Order, since the only thing i can really count on in life is that whenever I turn on the TV, there will be a Law & Order episode.”
― David Levithan, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

tags: law-and-order, tv

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“Now, nature, as I am only too aware, has her enthusiasts, but on the whole, I am not to be counted among them. To put it bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.”
― Fran Lebowitz

tags: dry-humor, humor, nature

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Darla ’s Groups

Young Adult Book Reading Challenges — 8285 members — last activity Mar 19, 2026 11:38AM
Welcome to the Young Adult Book Reading Challenges! Welcome everyone who is interested in YA books! We have amazing reading challenges going on all t ...more

Young Adult Book Readers — 110 members — last activity Sep 13, 2013 01:59AM
Welcome to YABR! We are a new goodreads group comprised of any people that like to read YA literature books. Join NOW!

Y-Eh! — 10 members — last activity Jan 18, 2009 06:07AM
Canadian YA and middle-grade authors on tour http://www.y-eh.net

History is Not Boring — 2065 members — last activity Feb 10, 2026 05:12PM
Why do people think history is boring? I don't get it. ...more

VOYA Magazine — 30 members — last activity Jul 24, 2009 06:40AM
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) is a bimonthly journal addressing librarians, educators, and other professionals who work with young adults.

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