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Marissa Lopez
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You learn how much grief is about language, the failure of language and the grasping for language. Why are my sides so sore and achy? It’s from crying, I’m told. I did not know that we cry with our muscles. The pain is not surprising, but
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“I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Innocence ends when one is stripped of the delusion that one likes oneself.”
― On Self-Respect
― On Self-Respect
“For you, a thousand times over”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
Books for Change
— 372 members
— last activity Jan 29, 2025 11:36AM
"One writer, one book, and one reader can change the world." If you're a reader and someone who wants to bring a change, then this bookclub is for ...more
Mental Health and Disability Book Club
— 286 members
— last activity Jan 25, 2026 10:04PM
Are you living with a disability, or know someone who is? Do you or someone you love struggle with a mental health condition like anxiety, schizophren ...more
Worlds Beyond the Margins
— 2105 members
— last activity 15 hours, 40 min ago
Celebrating Adult Fantasy, Scifi, and Horror books that promote diversity and inclusion. In all styles and formats: genre, literary, short stories, ...more
Marissa’s 2025 Year in Books
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620 books
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87 friends
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331 books
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690 books
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116 books
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433 books
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