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Holly B

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Holly ’s Quotes

“Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.”
― Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca

tags: happiness

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“Resentment is like swallowing a poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
― Michael Robotham, Life or Death

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“How often is someone concerned
With the tiniest thread of your life?
Concerned with whatever you feel
And whatever you touch?
Look over there.
Look over there.
Somebody cares that much.”
― La Cage Aux Folles

tags: love

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“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: age, fairytales, growing-up

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“No two persons ever read the same book.”
― Edmund Wilson

tags: books, perspective, reading

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NetGalley Readers — 6654 members — last activity 6 hours, 28 min ago
This is a group for those who participate in NetGalley.com to discuss the books that they have been reading from the website, share helpful hints, and ...more

Friends Sharing Book Love — 213 members — last activity 18 minutes ago
This group is solely for friends to share the links to their reviews with one another. Friends should feel free to invite other friends. Since Goodr ...more

Between the Chapters Book Club — 1643 members — last activity Oct 08, 2025 12:44PM
A book club for readers by readers! Welcome to the Between the Chapters Goodreads book club! We are a virtual community of booklovers with the aim of ...more

Huntsville-Madison County Public Library — 1204 members — last activity 19 hours, 1 min ago
See what our staff is reading, what's new at HMCPL, and discuss your literary picks and pans. ...more