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Katie is Currently Reading

Katie is currently reading

There There

by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 30, 2024 10:27PM

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Wandering Stars

by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author)

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After Annie

by Anna Quindlen

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Katie’s Quotes

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

130574 likes

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

46664 likes

“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: description, language, power-of-words, words

4000 likes

“Using words to talk of words is like using a pencil to draw a picture of itself, on itself. Impossible. Confusing. Frustrating ... but there are other ways to understanding.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: description, language, words

616 likes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

136008 likes

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Katie’s Groups

The Rooster! — 307 members — last activity Feb 26, 2019 11:53PM
Tournament of books commentariat, all year long!

Tournament of Books — 2365 members — last activity Jun 23, 2026 03:27PM
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

Jasper Fforde's Books: Thursday Next + Other Books — 396 members — last activity Mar 21, 2025 04:05AM
To Discuss the Delightful world of Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series, and his other books too.

Haruki Murakami Book Group — 5917 members — last activity Jun 02, 2026 05:59AM
Discuss all things Haruki Murakami: novels, short stories, non-fiction, books about HM, translation projects, related music/film, interviews, symbolis ...more

Memoirs and Biographies We Love — 1372 members — last activity Jun 01, 2026 01:29PM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!

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