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Elyse’s Quotes

“A relationship is like a road trip: You get bugs splattered on the windshield. By the time you see them, it’s too late, but you still keep going.”
― T. Geronimo Johnson, Welcome to Braggsville

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“I was so hungry to learn. My mother drilled this into me. When you read,she said, you know--and you can help yourself and others.”
― Carole Boston Weatherford

tags: civil-rights-movement, learning, reading

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“Toulouse Street ran one way toward the Mississippi River. Jackson looked over [Imogene's] head into one of those famous New Orleans courtyards, full of lush foliage, mossy brick, secrets, and wonder.”
― Hunter Murphy, Imogene in New Orleans

tags: french-quarter, louisiana, mississippi-river, murder-mystery, mystery, new-orleans, nola

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“He sunk his head down, looking like a defeated giant out of some fairy tale.”
― Hunter Murphy, Imogene in New Orleans

tags: defeat, emotions, fairy-tale, murder-mystery, mystery

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“What do women want?" Sigmund Freud cried. Books and cats are a good start.”
― Carole Nelson Douglas

tags: books, cats, facebook-status, freud, women-s-inspirational

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We share a passion for action-packed, gripping, exciting, tense thrillers and mysteries, a genre rich with talented authors. We invite you to share yo ...more

52 weeks, 52 books — 1379 members — last activity Sep 18, 2025 01:29AM
This year, we'll read a book a week - an eclectic mix of bestsellers, finds, and old favourites. With an emphasis on fiction but some non-fiction too. ...more

GOOD REVIEWS — 8757 members — last activity 4 hours, 0 min ago
This Group is only for authors who are looking for reviews and Reviewers who love to read books and share their reviews.

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