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“Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you've been given the door with open.”
― Jelaluddin Rumi

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“Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again , come , come.”
― Jelaluddin Rumi

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“At night, I open the window
and ask the moon to come
and press its face against mine.
Breathe into me.
Close the language-door
and open the love-window.
The moon won't use the door,
only the window.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi, A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings

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“Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Bernard Cornwall

tags: on-writing, readers-and-writers, writing, writing-craft

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“Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

tags: lovers

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The IDK RP Group — 26 members — last activity Nov 07, 2012 06:02PM
Are you an RP addict? Well, this is the group for you. This is for people who love to RP and not have a specific topic. This group is also for the ran ...more

Book Buddy Group — 185 members — last activity Nov 03, 2019 09:41PM
Hello! This is a buddy read group for all sorts of readers! We will be reading mostly YA fantasy and sci-fi but we will definitely be branching out if ...more

Mysterious Unknown — 47 members — last activity Sep 19, 2025 01:53AM
Fans of the Unknown. Futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.

Science Fiction / Fantasy Writers - all F&SF writers at all levels — 71 members — last activity Sep 21, 2025 08:59AM
I thought Goodreads would have a dozen groups like this, but if it does, I sure can't find them. ...more