Leah Markum

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short-stories‎ (555)
visual-art‎ (435)
fantasy-scifi‎ (422)
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gilmore-girl-challenge‎ (344)
supernatural-thriller‎ (254)
other-fiction‎ (236)

horror‎ (197)
childhood‎ (179)
biological-sciences‎ (168)
business-and-marketing‎ (154)
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social-sciences‎ (136)
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poetry‎ (117)
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2017-reads‎ (110)

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Leah’s Quotes

“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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“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: happiness

32970 likes

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

32149 likes

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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2026 Reading Challenge — 34711 members — last activity 34 minutes ago
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The History Book Club — 25780 members — last activity Jan 02, 2026 11:33AM
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Around the World in 80 Books — 30785 members — last activity 36 minutes ago
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Science and Inquiry — 4459 members — last activity 3 hours, 11 min ago
This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more

Fantasy Book Club Series — 3343 members — last activity 22 hours, 11 min ago
Can't resist the lure of an epic saga full of fantastic creatures, scintillating sorcery, heroic conflict, breathtaking world-building and compelling ...more

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