Casandra

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“There aren’t many funny bits in Mr Tolkien either,’ Matilda said.
‘Do you think that all children’s books ought to have funny bits in them?’ Miss Honey asked.
‘I do,’ Matilda said. ‘Children are not so serious as grown-ups and love to laugh.”
― Roald Dahl, Matilda

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“If it's by an American it's certain to be filth. That's all they write about.”
― Roald Dahl, Matilda

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“What she needed was just one person, one wise and sympathetic grown-up who could help her.”
― Roald Dahl, Matilda

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“I'm about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once?”
― Bill Willingham

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“Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.”
― Roald Dahl

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100+ Books in 2026 — 1794 members — last activity 15 hours, 9 min ago
Up for a serious challenge? Then come join us! Our goal is to read 100 or more books in one year. GO AHEAD AND START YOUR 2026 LIST!! Just star ...more

tadoku 多読　for language learning — 77 members — last activity Dec 31, 2020 08:25PM
＜多 many ＋読 read＞ We read, read, and read! Join us and seek for your own way of learning. ■ 知らない単語が出てきても、辞書は引かない Put dictionaries on leave, and skip ...more

Study Hall Bookclub — 31 members — last activity Jan 29, 2019 03:49AM
This group is for the Study Hall members who have goodreads accounts. (Source of photos: https://flic.kr/p/4dZVXQ / https://flic.kr/p/bCGfVw )