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“I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart for the joys of the multitude. And I would not have the tears that sadness makes to flow from my every part turn into laughter. I would that my life remain a tear and a smile.”
― A Tear and a Smile
― A Tear and a Smile
“And all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love; and when you work with love you bind yourself to yourself, and to one another, and to God.”
― The Prophet
― The Prophet
“A novel is like a dream in which everyone is you. They’re all parts of yourself.”
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“There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children.”
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“Now I wish she'd never broken any of her rules. I understood why she held to them so hard. Once you broke the first one, they all broke, one by one, like firecrackers exploding in your face in a parking lot on the Fourth of July.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Middle East/North African Lit
— 2406 members
— last activity Jan 16, 2026 02:42PM
Current banner photo : Gaza at Palestine #Land day https://altahrir.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/land-in-eastern-gaza-declared-a-disaster-zone-due-to-isr ...more
Around the World in 80 Books
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— last activity 4 hours, 9 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club
— 28306 members
— last activity 2 hours, 43 min ago
Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's ...more
Arwa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Arwa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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