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“It is imperfect. So are all things trapped in time. You are brilliant, nonetheless. How fortunate for Us that We thirst for glorious souls rather than faultless ones, or We should be parched indeed, and most lonely in Our perfect righteousness. Carry on imperfectly, shining Ista.”
― Paladin of Souls
― Paladin of Souls
“My work is to give you what I know of my own particular path while allowing you to walk your own.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“You have been cast into a race in which the wind is always at your face and the hounds are always at your heels. And to varying degrees this is true of all life. The difference is that you do not have the privilege of living in ignorance of this essential fact.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“All you could do was take on as much weight as you can bear. And if you’re lucky, there’s someone close enough by to shoulder the rest.”
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“One learns better than to hand one’s choices to fear. With age, with every wound and scar, one learns.”
― Paladin of Souls
― Paladin of Souls
July 2000 Moms
— 7 members
— last activity Mar 22, 2020 07:40PM
We're a group of moms who all have children born in July 2000! ...more
Unwinders on Goodreads
— 4 members
— last activity Nov 17, 2024 04:09PM
We're all fans of Will Manley's "Will Unwound" blog, for its (and Will's) good humor and good librarian spirit. ...more
Mock Printz 2026
— 1173 members
— last activity Dec 09, 2025 12:33PM
Reading the best of the best in Young Adult literature published in the previous year. Our goal is to find the book the American Library Association's ...more
Young Adult Fiction!
— 588 members
— last activity Jun 06, 2025 07:55AM
a group for anyone up for a little teen induced fiction! embarrassed about that book you read when you were thirteen and secretly still love? don't b ...more
Best Teen Books
— 2814 members
— last activity Dec 27, 2025 09:23AM
A group for librarians, teens, or other folks who enjoy the best of teen fiction, non-fiction, or graphic novels.
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