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“Kids wake up each day believing in the goodness of things, in the magic of what might be. They’re uncynical, believers at their core. We owe it to them to stay strong and keep working to create a more fair and humane world. For them, we need to remain both tough and hopeful, to acknowledge that there’s more growing to be done.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“coming up with the right questions was even more important than coming up with the right answers.”
― We Never Asked for Wings
― We Never Asked for Wings
“Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When "I" is replaced by "We", illness becomes wellness.”
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“Why, when you have a mental disease, is it always considered an act of imagination? Why is it that every organ in your body can get sick and you get sympathy except the brain?”
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“I'll say it again - mental illness is a physical illness. You wouldn't consider going up to someone suffering from Alzheimers to yell, "Come on, get with it, you remember where you left your keys?" Let us shout it from the rooftops until everyone gets the message; depression has and nothing to do with having a bad day or being sad, it's a killer if not taken seriously.”
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Vintage Book Group
— 114 members
— last activity Mar 23, 2015 04:46AM
This group is for lovers of vintage fashion, and vintage books, as well as girls who just love a really good read. To find out what we're reading ne ...more
Poetry Readers Challenge
— 650 members
— last activity Dec 19, 2025 11:20AM
Let's talk about poetry books. This group's members read poetry collections, with the goal of reviewing twenty in a year. C'mon. Do it. It's good for ...more
Vegan Cooking & Cookbooks
— 1317 members
— last activity Dec 09, 2025 07:20AM
A group to share and discuss vegan cookbooks and related resources.
Goodreads Vegetarians and Vegans
— 265 members
— last activity Oct 30, 2025 03:25AM
A place for Goodreads vegetarians and vegans to get together and share recipes, suggestions, support, thoughts on Tofurky. :-P
Memoirs and Biographies We Love
— 1357 members
— last activity Dec 02, 2025 12:45PM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!
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