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“Some children need to escape from places that will only hurt them, or grind them away until they're nothing. And some children need to go somewhere else if they're ever going to grow into the people they were meant to be.”
― Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found

tags: children, escape

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“Every new minute we are alive is a miracle.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

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“You’re a child. If an adult hurt you, that’s on them, not on you. Being bruised doesn’t make you bad, unless you’re a peach, and even a bruised peach is good for making jam.”
― Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found

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“The great tale of her being shall be extended no more; she is gone to the Library where all of us must one day be Returned, and she will pay no overdue fines on her soul.”
― Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found

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“She was being erased a little at a time by a cancer that fed not on her flesh but on her inner life, on her private store of happiness.”
― Joe Hill, Strange Weather

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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26923 members — last activity 55 minutes 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

Rated YA-MA — 3097 members — last activity Nov 16, 2025 01:48PM
A group for adult lovers of Young Adult fiction. We feature a different YA book genres and topics with our group reads, in order to cater to a varie ...more

Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy — 8823 members — last activity 8 hours, 41 min ago
A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more

The book you like most — 49723 members — last activity 32 minutes ago
This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more

Horror Aficionados — 30164 members — last activity 19 minutes ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more

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