Lydia

Lydia’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (697)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1359)
did-not-finish‎ (2)
non-fiction‎ (236)
biography-autobiography-memoir‎ (215)
literary-fiction‎ (164)
blacklivesmatter‎ (125)
audiobook-version‎ (123)

young-adult-fiction‎ (58)
historical-fiction‎ (45)
my-favorites‎ (45)
books-about-florida‎ (31)
pulitzer-prize-winners-finalists‎ (27)
asian-american-writers‎ (18)
didn-t-finish-it-dont-plan-to‎ (18)
books-about-horses‎ (16)
historical-fantasy‎ (14)

romance-fiction‎ (13)
books-set-in-india‎ (9)
magical-realism‎ (9)
passion-project‎ (9)
books-about-chicago‎ (8)
health‎ (8)
hispanic-american-writers‎ (8)
speculative-fiction‎ (8)
biography-autobiography‎ (6)

books-set-in-nigeria‎ (6)
poetry-collection‎ (6)
books-set-in-the-middle-east‎ (3)
books-about-detroit‎ (2)
books-set-in-ghana‎ (2)
short-stories‎ (2)
books-set-in-liberia‎ (1)
childrens-book‎ (1)

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Lydia’s Quotes

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
― W.B. Yeats

tags: awe, magic, perception, wonder

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“Let us pick up our books and our pens,” I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.”
― Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

tags: education, inspirational

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“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer.”
― Barbara Kingsolver

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