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Kathy Jo’s Quotes

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: accomplishment, attributed-no-source, be-yourself, conformity, individuality

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“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign

tags: inspirational, sci-fi, vorkosigan

3146 likes

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron

13148 likes

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst

165964 likes

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, inspirational

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Kathy Jo’s Groups

Happily Ever After Book Club — 1215 members — last activity Jun 25, 2026 01:11AM
This is a book club for readers who love a little *clean* romance. We wanted to recognize authors who make the effort to write clean novels and show o ...more

The Fantabulous Five.. Bookworms Unite! — 5 members — last activity Apr 17, 2015 07:55PM
An awesome group of ladies bonding over great books!

Clean Romances — 6021 members — last activity Aug 28, 2026 03:21PM
This group is dedicated to building a up a list of clean romance books. Not "Christian" or "Inspirational" (there are other groups for those), but goo ...more

Swoony Awards — 387 members — last activity Aug 28, 2021 08:07AM
The Swoony Awards are a reader’s choice award recognizing excellence in clean secular, wholesome romance. We wanted a way to show our appreciation to ...more

Kindle Unlimited Clean Romance — 556 members — last activity Jun 18, 2026 07:16AM
Readers: find clean romance books to borrow with your Kindle Unlimited subscription. Authors: list your clean romance books available to Kindle Unlimi ...more

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