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“Happy Valentines Day to those who have found love, in whatever shape or form, and to those who are still hunting, don’t give up. If you feel bad, send yourself a card. You must be worth it...”
― Jeanette Winterson

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: accomplishment, attributed-no-source, be-yourself, conformity, individuality

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“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

tags: lies, love, respect, self-deception, truth

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“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

tags: books, power-of-words

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“For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be.”
― John Connolly, The Book of Lost Things

tags: adulthood, childhood

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Trees of Reverie Read-A-Thon — 460 members — last activity Feb 26, 2021 03:18AM
This is the official Goodreads Group for Trees of Reverie Read-A-Thon events! The Trees of Reverie YOU Read-A-Long will be hosted here! Original post ...more

Our Little Book Club — 146 members — last activity Feb 01, 2016 06:24AM
Welcome Everyone! This is Our Little Book Club. Everyone is welcome to join and take part! Every month we will read a (hopefully) wonderful book toget ...more

YA Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction — 1870 members — last activity Oct 31, 2025 03:12PM
Join to discuss YA apocalyptic and dystopian fiction, get suggestions for new reads, and suggest books that you think others will enjoy! Though our mo ...more