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Merb’s Quotes

“We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are.”
― Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

tags: actors, pretending

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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: better-life-empathy

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“Being alone and being lonely are two different things.”
― Ai Yazawa

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“And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

tags: kindness

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“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: identity

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In a Relationship with a Fictional Character — 22 members — last activity Jul 17, 2016 10:54AM
Gush about your bookcrushes and open your fictional relationship status á la Facebook. Not restricted to just book boyfriends or book girlfriends! Re ...more

YA Lovers — 23 members — last activity Oct 17, 2016 10:52AM
This is a YA book club. You can rant about any book you like and start discussions on it (because we all are crazy book lovers here). As a side note ...more

Crazy for Young Adult Books — 12891 members — last activity Dec 25, 2025 10:38AM
Buddy Reads: Requests - In Progress - Upcoming A-Z: 2024 Grp Page Count Challenge: 2024 Jan - March Qrtly Challenge: 2023 Series Challenge: 2024 Ge ...more

Perustopia Book Club — 16647 members — last activity Jun 26, 2025 12:33AM
Hello everybody! Regan and I are teaming up and decided to make a book club where we can all read awesome books together each month! We will also hav ...more

Manga Book Club — 2284 members — last activity Feb 23, 2026 11:58AM
A place for Manga lovers to come and meet! We do a monthly manga read and a bi-monthly Anime Watch so if you're looking for something to read or watc ...more

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