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“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

tags: friendship

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“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: library

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“Much of the atrocities that are committed towards Arab women occur partly because the victim does not know that she has a basic right for her body to be hers, for her privacy to be respected and for her education to be a necessity not a privilege she receives if it is financially possible after her brother has been educated.”
― Aysha Taryam

tags: arab-woman, arab-women, child-marriage, childhood-abuse, female-empowerment, female-liberation, feminismsm, feminist, gender-equality, gender-inequality, gender-studies, rape, rape-culture, women-s-rights

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“Your library is your paradise.”
― Desiderius Erasmus

tags: library

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“Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.”
― Voltaire, Traité sur la tolérance, à l'occasion de la mort de Jean Calas

tags: freedom-of-thought, independence-of-thought, thinking, tolerance, voltaire

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so you like YA?! — 1221 members — last activity Nov 25, 2023 07:39AM
This group is just for fun, a place all Young Adult book lovers young and old can come and talk about their passion for reading!

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A vibrant gathering place for readers who wander through every corner of the literary universe. From sweeping romances to gripping thrillers, from epi ...more

المثقف العربي — 3839 members — last activity Jul 02, 2026 02:39AM
المثقف العربي: منصة للنقاش النقدي الجاد وتطوير الوعي الفكري. تأسست هذه المجموعة لخدمة الأهداف الرئيسية للمجتمع القرائي: 1. الهدف المعرفي (القيمة المُض ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31488 members — last activity 4 hours, 58 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

Historical Mystery Lovers — 1613 members — last activity 13 minutes ago
""Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot." ~Sherlock Holmes (The Adventure of the Abbey Grange) This group is dedicated to the discussion and sharing ...more

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