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Cecilie

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Cecilie’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they can flourish and grow. Between the ocean and the mountains is a wild forest. That is where I want to make my home.”
― Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer: A Memoir

tags: asexual, gender-queer, lgbtq, maia-kobabe, nonbinary, queer, sexuality, trans, transgender

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“bookshops are
time machines
spaceships
story-makers
secret-keepers
dragon-tamers
dream-catchers
fact-finders
& safe places.

(this book is for those who know this to be true)”
― Jen Campbell, The Bookshop Book

tags: bookshops, dedications, time-machines

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“No one could tell me not to eat an entire cake—not my mom, not Santa, not God—no one. It was my cake and everyone else could go fuck themselves.”
― Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half

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“It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

tags: existence, truth

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Cecilie’s Groups

Book Buying Addicts Anonymous — 3310 members — last activity Dec 12, 2025 09:39AM
All are welcome, but this group is meant for those who not only love to read, but those who also love to buy their books to read as well as those who ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222798 members — last activity Jul 15, 2026 06:48AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

GreatAce.Club — 508 members — last activity Mar 15, 2022 01:18AM
We started this club as an asexual theme reading group. Moved to delivering an ebook that featured an asexual characters and authors. Now we read what ...more

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon — 4454 members — last activity 6 hours, 6 min ago
Our next readathon will be July 10-11, 2026. We'll start reading at 8pm Eastern Time on Friday July 10th, and end Saturday July 11th at 8pm EDT. ...more

24B4Monday Readathon — 597 members — last activity Jul 30, 2023 10:42AM
Hello and Welcome! This readathon takes place every last weekend of the month. It begins on that Thursday night at midnight and runs until Sunday nigh ...more

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