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Laura

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Laura’s Quotes

“Cynics are merely idealists with unusually high standards.”
― Alain de Botton, The Course of Love

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“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.”
― James Allen, As a Man Thinketh

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“Loving someone is like having a mental illness that's not covered by health insurance.”
― Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories

tags: love, mental-health-quotes

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“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
― Jo Godwin

tags: ideas, libraries, library, offensiveness

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“Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.”
― William Shakespeare, King Lear

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What's the Name of That Book??? — 119616 members — last activity 56 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Sci-fi Women — 1685 members — last activity Jun 13, 2022 03:06PM
A discussion of women in literary science fiction.

The Lady Vaults — 279 members — last activity Sep 28, 2020 11:02AM
The Lady Vaults is our term for the works of women authors from before now science fiction and fantasy history. Often overlooked and brushed aside, we ...more