Kara

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Kara is Currently Reading

Kara is currently reading

The Midnight Train (The Midnight World, #2)

by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author)

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Kara’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive

All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive by Rainesford Stauffer

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More than glory, ambition felt like the pursuit of goodness. More than success, striving felt like my best shot at safety.

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Kara’s Quotes

“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
― Rumi

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“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
― Audre Lorde

tags: courage, empowering, fear, feminist, political, powerful, vision, women-strength

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“If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
― John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

tags: life

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“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”
― Rumi Jalalud-Din

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: books, reading

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Kick Up Your Heels — 330 members — last activity Jun 29, 2026 08:10AM
As the name of the group suggests, relax and do something that you enjoy! This group is for ladies who love to read and discuss books. We are an easy ...more

Go On Girl! Book Club — 370 members — last activity Jul 16, 2026 05:58PM
The GO ON GIRL! BOOK CLUB is a non-profit reading organization dedicated to supporting the work of writers of the Black African Diaspora. Some of our ...more

Governerds book club — 444 members — last activity Jul 02, 2026 08:14PM
(unofficial) fans of @sharonsaysso on Instagram, books about history and US government (and more)!

The After Party — 147 members — last activity Aug 26, 2021 01:42PM
A space for The After Party members to connect, discuss books, and browse current and previous monthly picks.

Next Big Idea Club — 139 members — last activity Mar 27, 2019 05:21PM
Welcome to the Goodreads group for the Next Big Idea Club, a next-generation book club curated by world-class authors Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Ad ...more

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