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“You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

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“Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.”
― Edward Bulwer Lytton

tags: music, power-of-music

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“In the planning stage of a book, don't plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.”
― Rose Tremain

tags: endings, planning, writing

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“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

tags: monsters, scared

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“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”
― Washington Irving

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Top 5 Wednesday — 9773 members — last activity Apr 19, 2026 09:01AM
Welcome to the official group page of the T5W! This weekly book meme officiated in November 2013 and is still going strong! Join the group to become a ...more

The Feminist Orchestra Bookclub — 4577 members — last activity Mar 11, 2026 05:04AM
Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also o ...more