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“You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them...In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night...You - only you - will have stars that can laugh.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, El Principito

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“We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, The Rock That Is Higher: Story as Truth

tags: belonging, dreams, home, identity, longing, nostalgia, paradise-lost, search-for-meaning, strangeness

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“I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

tags: self-esteem, self-image

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“What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

tags: adoration, infatuation, love

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: books, mind

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The Sword and Laser — 21672 members — last activity 1 hour, 44 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

/r/Fantasy Discussion Group — 6809 members — last activity Sep 25, 2026 07:30AM
A place for readers/contributors of Reddit's /r/Fantasy subreddit to discuss books from the genre and see others' book lists and recommendations. ...more

Literally Dead Book Club — 16540 members — last activity Sep 02, 2026 06:45PM
THIS BOOK CLUB IS NOW HOSTED ON FABLE (AND YOUTUBE AS USUAL) fable.sng.link/Ali7l/8k77h/ddnk A mostly monthly book club (February-November) focused ...more