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Diana is Currently Reading

Diana is currently reading

Turn Around Bright Eyes: A Karaoke Journey of Starting Over, Falling in Love, and Finding Your Voice – A Widower's Hilarious and Heartbreaking Memoir in NYC

by Rob Sheffield

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Diana’s Quotes

“[Librarians] are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with them.”
― Michael Moore

tags: liberals, librarians

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“Librarians are the coolest people out there doing the hardest job out there on the frontlines. And every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I'm always impressed by their sheer awesomeness.”
― Neil Gaiman

tags: librarians, libraries

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom

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“I read; I travel; I become”
― Derek Walcott

tags: read, travel

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

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The Post Card Exchange — 1805 members — last activity 6 hours, 0 min ago
Yay Postcards! We are an International group of people who love reading and mail. Please join our monthly postcard exchange! Newbies Welcome!

Aussie Readers — 6522 members — last activity 1 hour, 21 min ago
A group for all Australian Goodreads members (and those interested in Australia), no matter what they read!

PenPal Readers — 1533 members — last activity Apr 06, 2026 12:33PM
CONNECT with people who love to read, and make a new penpal. Our members are ALL ages, from ALL OVER THE WORLD, everyone is welcome! Join, make friend ...more

Reading Paris — 147 members — last activity Jan 25, 2025 02:32PM
Reading Paris is an online bookclub for anyone with an interest in Paris - France. This is a book club for readers. (Authors, publishers, and creators ...more

Around the World — 1899 members — last activity Apr 16, 2026 07:23PM
Each year we look at our to-be-read shelves and choose which countries of the world we want to travel through. Some of our members map their journeys ...more

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