Allison Bailey

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Allison is Currently Reading

Allison Bailey is currently reading

Seating Arrangements

by Maggie Shipstead (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 14, 2026 06:36AM

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The Peaceful Sleeper: An Intuitive Approach to Baby Sleep

by Chrissy Lawler

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Jun 28, 2026 05:30PM

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The Odyssey

by Homer

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Jun 27, 2026 02:08AM

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Allison’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1)

Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1) by Maureen Johnson

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Where her books were, she was.

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Allison’s Quotes

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, temptation

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“I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”
― Herbert Bayard Swope

tags: failure, inspirational, misattributed-bill-cosby, success

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead

tags: activism, attributed-no-source, change, inspirational, life, philosophy, world

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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

tags: confidence

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