Anne Bennett

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Anne is Currently Reading

Anne Bennett is currently reading

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book

by J.R.R. Tolkien

bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, poetry

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Cherry Baby

by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, borrowed, romance

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We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America

by Norah O'Donnell

bookshelves: currently-reading, history, non-fiction

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Anne’s Quotes

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: reality

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”
― Daphne Rae, Love Until It Hurts: The Work of Mother Teresa and Her Missionaries of Charity

tags: misattributed-to-mother-teresa

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“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 324908 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Around the Year in 52 Books — 11312 members — last activity 5 hours, 41 min ago
~ 2026 Reading Challenge ~ 52 books for 52 weeks. Each week, members read the book of their choice for that week's challenge requirement. ▶︎ CURREN ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26945 members — last activity 16 hours, 26 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222827 members — last activity May 18, 2026 10:32AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more