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Maureen’s my-favorite-books shelf

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

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adventure‎ (56)
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Maureen Tully is currently reading

Gone Before Goodbye

by Reese Witherspoon

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Jan 18, 2026 09:43AM

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A Fall of Marigolds

by Susan Meissner (Goodreads Author)

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Maureen’s Quotes

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

tags: reading, writing

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“I only need one good friend to see me through. Most people aren't like that. Most people are always looking out for more people to know.”
― Carol Rifka Brunt, Tell the Wolves I'm Home

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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor

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“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt

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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy

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