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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.
“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.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.”
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,
Love is knowing I am everything,
and between the two my life moves.”
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Love is knowing I am everything,
and between the two my life moves.”
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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
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with your one wild and precious life?”
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“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
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Kick Up Your Heels
— 328 members
— last activity Apr 17, 2026 03:56AM
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
— 368 members
— last activity 31 minutes ago
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
— 437 members
— last activity May 19, 2026 07:42PM
(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
Kara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
818 books
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109 friends
632 books
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200 friends
2,335 books
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86 friends
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1,022 books
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2,995 books
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104 friends
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Favorite Genres
Book Club, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fiction, Food, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Suspense, Spirituality, Travel, and War
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