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“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: life, travel

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“To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace”
― Malcolm X

tags: crime

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“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

tags: buddhism, gratitude, joy, mindfulness, zen

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“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: attributed-no-source, conflict, fighting, peace, revenge, trial, violence

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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

tags: believe, glittering-eyes, hidden, magic, secrets, unlikely-places, watch, world

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Around the World in 80 Books — 31076 members — last activity 8 hours, 44 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Autobiographical - non fiction only — 102 members — last activity May 17, 2020 09:52AM
This group is for non-fiction books. Authors who talk about their personal life, traumas, experiences that changed their life.

Whodunit? True Crime — 101 members — last activity Dec 08, 2014 09:49PM
Lovers of of true crime welcome.

Netherlands & Flanders group — 1609 members — last activity Feb 23, 2026 09:10AM
This group is for Dutch/Flemish readers mainly and offers a broad range of topics. However, the group is also meant for readers outside of the Netherl ...more