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Laura is Currently Reading

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Dracula

by Bram Stoker

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— Oct 21, 2012 01:21PM

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Ensouling Language: On the Art of Nonfiction and the Writer's Life

by Stephen Harrod Buhner

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Women Who Light the Dark

by Paola Gianturco

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Laura’s Quotes

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: good, writing

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“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, writing

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, enemies, forgiveness, strategy

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“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
― Gloria Naylor

tags: friendship

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Young Adult Fiction for Adults — 11146 members — last activity Apr 14, 2026 10:55AM
Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more

Good YA Series — 2170 members — last activity Jun 08, 2022 07:48AM
Welcome to Good YA Series. This book club is for teens and adults who love to read mostly paranormal young adult book series (as you can tell from the ...more