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“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.”
― Roald Dahl, Matilda

tags: books, literature, reading, words

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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot

tags: books, friends, reading, teachers

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”
― Anne Frank

tags: growing-up, innocence, inspirational, parenting, personal-responsibility, right-of-passage, self-determination, self-responsibility

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“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

tags: misattributed-to-c-s-lewis, reading

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Our Shared Shelf — 222837 members — last activity May 07, 2026 03:50AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Bibliomaniacs (MY) — 273 members — last activity Dec 23, 2016 11:16PM
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” Welcome fellow bibliomaniacs! This book is aim ...more

Bored to Death book club — 61 members — last activity Sep 19, 2015 06:32AM
A book club for jaded lovers of English literature. We meet once a month to talk about unexplored books and will provide you with a good excuse to dri ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26943 members — last activity May 08, 2026 08:46AM
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

Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge — 43003 members — last activity 9 hours, 43 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

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