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The Brightest Star in the Sky

by Marian Keyes

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Long Walk to Freedom

by Nelson Mandela

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Tarquilla’s Quotes

“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.”
― Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing

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“My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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SAILING 24/7 — 60 members — last activity Oct 28, 2019 11:02AM
Anyone who LOVES to sail, or simply read about it, whether from the days of Hornblower or Ted Turner, look no further than here!

Memoirs and Biographies We Love — 1378 members — last activity Sep 02, 2026 07:24AM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!

Children's Books — 1176 members — last activity Sep 03, 2026 04:11PM
From picture books and early readers, to chapter books and middle grade novels, the colorful world of children's books provides us with inspiration at ...more

Nurses Read — 159 members — last activity Aug 27, 2026 02:00AM
If you're a nurse, a student nurse, or a retired nurse, join our discussion of books important to nurses and the nursing profession. What books help y ...more