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Nothing good happens after midnight. At least that’s what Aunt A used to tell us whenever we begged for later curfews. We would scoff and roll our eyes and dramatically pronounce she was ruining our social lives, but over time I came to see
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“That day I carried the dream around like a full glass of water, moving gracefully so I would not lose any of it.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“There are some stories you can't hear enough. They are the same every time you hear them. But you are not. That's one reliable way of understanding time.”
― The Way the Crow Flies
― The Way the Crow Flies
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are things you get ashamed of, because words make them smaller. When they were in your head they were limitless; but when they come out they seem to be no bigger than normal things. But that's not all. The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried; they are clues that could guide your enemies to a prize they would love to steal. It's hard and painful for you to talk about these things ... and then people just look at you strangely. They haven't understood what you've said at all, or why you almost cried while you were saying it.”
― The Body
― The Body
“I read the way a person might swim, to save his or her life. I wrote that way too.”
― Wild Geese
― Wild Geese
Q&A with Koren Zailckas
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Join Koren Zailckas as she discusses her memoirs Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood and Fury. This group will be active from November 10 - 17, 2010.
Q & A with Emma Donoghue
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The winner of the 2010 Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction is answering questions about ROOM, the gripping story of a mother and son held captive in an ...more
NED READERS
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Get to know author Ned Vizzini and find readers to discuss his books!
Why Writers Write About Maine - Tuesday, July 9th
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Why is Maine a place writer’s love writing about? Join us on Tuesday, July 9th for a chat with these four writers who talk about why Maine was or is a ...more
0-100 Happy slumber party book time and swap
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Happy slumber party lovely lady reading vibes
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