DeeDee

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DeeDee’s Quotes

“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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“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

tags: character, empowerment, flaws, freedom, gender, identity, image, independence, integrity, realism, self-awareness, self-determination, women

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“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

tags: books, reading

16480 likes

“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 — 222937 members — last activity 7 hours, 50 min ago
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) — 274 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 — 26880 members — last activity Mar 01, 2026 07:36AM
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 — 42950 members — last activity 6 hours, 20 min ago
This group is for people participating in the Popsugar reading challenge for 2026 (or any other year). The Popsugar website posted a reading challenge ...more

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