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“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
― John Lennon

tags: inspirational, life

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“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
― Frederick Buechner, Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith

tags: beauty, courage, fear

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“[T]he only thing that has power over you is what you can't say, even to yourself.”
― Naomi Jackson, The Star Side of Bird Hill

tags: anger, fear, self-awareness

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“Granny do them long prayers, man. She act like God don't know what's going on and it's her job to fill him in”
― Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose

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Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge — 43020 members — last activity 7 hours, 5 min ago
*** IMPORTANT NOTE: There is never any fee charged to participate in this challenge or in this group. If you received a note asking for money, that is ...more

The Next Best Book Club — 26246 members — last activity 1 hour, 10 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Chicks On Lit — 5170 members — last activity Jun 21, 2026 07:58AM
(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

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26976 members — last activity 2 hours, 2 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