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Lawrence’s Quotes

“I am small.

So are stars from a distance. It's all a matter of perspective.”
― C. Kennedy, Slaying Isidore's Dragons

tags: abuse, abuse-recovery, abuse-survivors, hope, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbtqia, love, psychology, self-esteem, triumph

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“Novels arise out of the shortcomings of history.”
― Novalis, Fragmente und Studien. Die Christenheit oder Europa

tags: books, novels, reading

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“Young people want mirrors. Older people want art.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Burnt Tongues

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“Don't judge yourself by what others did to you.”
― C. Kennedy, Ómorphi

tags: abuse, abuse-recovery, abuse-sexual-abuse, abuse-survivors, gay-romance, gay-ya, glbtq, glbtq-romance, lgbtq

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“Isn't that what stories do, make real things fake, and fake things real?”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse

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The Backlot Gay Book Forum — 1461 members — last activity Jul 11, 2026 12:30PM
The members of The Backlot (formerly AfterElton) love to chat about the latest in gay books. With the site changing, we're moving the discussion here. ...more

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A group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and supporters interested in fun and stimulating conversation about books, movies, art, ...more

GLBT Bookshelf — 90 members — last activity Dec 26, 2017 05:20AM
Goohreads community for vast site where authors, artists and publishers can get the word out about their work.

Gay fiction/non-fiction — 1241 members — last activity Jun 06, 2026 03:28PM
A group for sharing thoughts on favorite books involving gay life, themes or issues. (To see all discussions, click on "all" to the right of discussi ...more