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Mairead’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Mermaid of Black Conch

The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

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The sea, that expanse of nothingness, could reflect a man back on himself.

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Mairead’s Quotes

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: giving, love

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“The head is too wise. The heart is all fire.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

tags: gansey, gwenllian, the-raven-cycle, the-raven-king

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“I don't care to be pretty," Blue shot back hotly, "I care to look on the outside like I look on the inside.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

tags: blue, inspire, pretty, the-raven-cycle

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“If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can't have any result whatever, you've beaten them.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: 1984, george-orwell, politics, socialism, totalitarianism

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: books, magic, reading

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DIVERGENT FAN CLUB — 2089 members — last activity Nov 02, 2025 07:51PM
ONE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU! Do you love Divergent? If so then this is the club for you where you can talk to other Divergent fans like your self and ...more

Team Will Herondale — 17 members — last activity Jul 28, 2017 05:49AM
Hmm...the title is pretty self explanatory but anayway: Okay, those of you who like Will and prefer him over Jem, join. Those of you who really don't ...more

∞ that book nerd ∞ — 64 members — last activity Jun 03, 2015 09:51AM
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”

Prideathon — 121 members — last activity Apr 10, 2019 01:27PM
Prideathon is a biannual readathon where we focus on promoting intersectional LGBTQIAP+ literature, primarily young adult.

yes! i'm a bookworm — 91 members — last activity May 15, 2019 03:24AM
just a group for all the book nerds out there (just like me) a space to share our thoughts and opinions about our favorite books and simply enjot bein ...more

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