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marie is Currently Reading

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Slow Gods

by Claire North

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Dec 24, 2025 11:13AM

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This Is Happiness

by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author)

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Dec 24, 2025 03:16PM

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Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend

by Rebecca Romney (Goodreads Author)

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marie’s Notes & Highlights

The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe

32 highlights

“He’s got a face like a slapped arse.”

marie’s Quotes

“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
― Anaïs Nin

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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
― St. Francis Of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi

tags: inspirational

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
― George Eliot

tags: inspirational, misattributed, source-unknown

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“I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: agama, agnosticism, prayer, religion

4155 likes

“There are no facts, only interpretations.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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For those out there who are addicted to reading, knitting and Ravelry!

Oh Canada — 468 members — last activity Jun 30, 2025 10:45AM
Canadians, please come and share your favourite national literature on the group bookshelf... whether it's books by Canadian authors, those featuring ...more

Ottawa Book Club — 17 members — last activity Apr 18, 2014 05:23PM
A GoodReads group to support the members of the Meetup site for the Ottawa Book Club. www.OttawaBookClub.com

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Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more