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“You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written — behind your silence and your suffering.”
― Anne Rice

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“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
― Nora Ephron

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“The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.”
― Daniel Defoe

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“I am a lover and have not found my thing to love.”
― Sherwood Anderson

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“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.”
― Anthony Bourdain

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Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club — 17336 members — last activity Apr 22, 2026 04:22PM
You just found the Official unofficial Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club. We will read the Goodreads Choice Awards winning books throughout the year b ...more

Potterheads Unite! — 1358 members — last activity Apr 02, 2024 11:09PM
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts, teach us something please! This group is for anyone who loves Harry Potter and would like to Role-Play with ...more

Book Haven — 11329 members — last activity Apr 19, 2026 02:11PM
This is a group for people who enjoy many different genre's. If you are someone who appreciates a good book, regardless of the genre...this is the gro ...more

Ask Paulo Coelho - Tuesday, April 2nd! — 4083 members — last activity Mar 10, 2017 04:24PM
Join us on Tuesday, April 2nd for a special discussion with best selling author Paulo Coelho! Paulo will be discussing his work, including his most re ...more

Reading Rose Giveaways — 5 members — last activity Jul 15, 2015 02:25AM
Join this group to hear about the e-book giveaways I am hosting on my blog http://thereadingrose.blogspot.com via Rafflecopter with Ravenswood virtual ...more

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