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“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: vulnerability

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“But life is a battle: may we all be enabled to fight it well!”
― Charlotte Brontë, The Letters of Charlotte Brontë

tags: inspirational

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

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Q&A with Jennifer Carson, making middle grade stories magickal! — 8 members — last activity Feb 27, 2012 04:56AM
Join author Jennifer Carson to discuss the aking of her new middle grad book, Hapenny Magick and learn why she chose to buck the dystopian trend in ch ...more

Old Books, New Readers — 2482 members — last activity Oct 18, 2026 02:45PM
This is a group for people who want to read old books and classics and then discuss them as a group. The mods choose themes each voting period (usual ...more

The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — 33061 members — last activity 1 hour, 55 min ago
“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more