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Elena

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Elena’s Quotes

“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

tags: reading, writing

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

tags: women

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“It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting "Cathy" and banging your head against a tree.”
― Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones’s Diary

tags: heathcliff, humour, mr-darcy, snooty, wuthering-heights

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Goodreads Italia — 25264 members — last activity 1 hour, 41 min ago
Goodreads Italia è un luogo d'incontro per gli utenti italiani e italofoni della piattaforma Goodreads. Il gruppo, nato nel 2010 e in costante evoluz ...more

Reading Challenges — 1490 members — last activity Nov 27, 2025 11:10PM
Un luogo che raccoglie sfide personali di lettura, percorsi tematici, obiettivi da raggiungere per il solo e unico piacere di leggere.

Tudor History Lovers — 3134 members — last activity May 17, 2026 08:41PM
Anyone who enjoys historical fiction or history books about Tudor England will like this group. Whether you have been all the way to England just to t ...more

2026 Reading Challenge — 35271 members — last activity 13 minutes ago
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Goodreads Librarians Group — 325569 members — last activity 0 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

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