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The Sea Around Us

by Rachel Carson

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KJ’s Quotes

“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.”
― Jacqueline Kelly, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

tags: books, calpurnia, happiness, reading

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“So much had fallen into the sea. Hats fell in to the sea. Hearts fell into the sea. So much had fallen into the sea”
― Edwidge Danticat, Claire of the Sea Light

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“Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.”
― Julia Child, My Life in France

tags: friendship

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“I'll never know, and neither will you, of the life you don't choose. We'll only know that whatever that sister life was, it was important and beautiful and not ours. It was the ghost ship that didn't carry us. There's nothing to do but salute it from the shore.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

tags: choices, life

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“Writing is saying to no one and to everyone the things it is not possible to say to someone.”
― Rebecca Solnit, The Faraway Nearby

tags: connection, readers, storytelling, writing

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The Goodreads page for Idlewild Books' book club. Feel free to contribute online or at the shop. Visit the website for more details. ...more

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A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

Ladies' Home Journal Book Club — 27 members — last activity Apr 19, 2012 02:18PM
Each month, the editors at Ladies' Home Journal choose a paperback book we love, and think book clubs across the country will enjoy too. We hope you' ...more

The Bestsellers' Club — 11 members — last activity May 09, 2014 02:05PM
Read a New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestseller every month!

Our Shared Shelf — 222923 members — last activity Mar 02, 2026 05:37AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

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