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Alka’s Quotes

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
― Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love

tags: death, life

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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White

tags: activism, humor, life, pleasure

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“Silence is sometimes the best answer”
― Dalai Lama XIV

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst

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“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.”
― Shannon Hale

tags: laughing

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Terminalcoffee — 1746 members — last activity Oct 18, 2026 03:13PM
A place to chat about anything that emerges. We're pretty relaxed, and our attitudes mostly are mild. Make friends. Be authentic. Get mad. Laugh. ...more

Chicks On Lit — 5188 members — last activity Oct 18, 2026 10:48AM
(Est. Feb 14, 2008) More than a reading group of women but a place for honest, respectful, intelligent conversations led by adult women. Discussions a ...more

Reawakened Soul — 13 members — last activity Feb 23, 2010 03:08PM
This is for fans of Kenzie's story of Reawakened soul. ...more

500+ book challenge — 12 members — last activity Jan 13, 2011 04:32AM
Our goal is to read 500 books or more in one year. You don't have to start at the beginning of the year. Just keep track for a year from when you star ...more

The History Book Club — 26583 members — last activity Oct 14, 2026 11:51AM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

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