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Rachel’s Quotes

“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid

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“You're alive only once, as far as we know, and what could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn't lived it?”
― Edward Albee

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“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”
― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

tags: christmas

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“This was another of our fears: that Life wouldn't turn out to be like Literature.”
― Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending

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“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.”
― Carl Sandburg

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Amazon Kindle — 11968 members — last activity Aug 31, 2026 04:45PM
For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.

Bookmarks Subscribers — 317 members — last activity Feb 27, 2024 08:10PM
If you read Bookmarks magazine and often use the provided reviews as reading inspiration at the library or book store, join us to chat about books fro ...more

Literary Escapism — 220 members — last activity Apr 04, 2014 03:30PM
Welcome to my alternate reality. Escaping into new worlds, meeting new characters and exploring different societies is the only way we have of leaving ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 337845 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

The Breakfast Club — 4 members — last activity Apr 23, 2012 04:49PM
Breakfast and a book. It doesn't get better than this! We meet at 8:30am the third Saturday of each month at Alpha Coney Island in Jackson Crossing Ma ...more

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