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“Because you were right when you said that people can’t always give us what we want from them; that you can’t ask them to love you the way you want. No one can be blamed for that.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

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“It is difficult to give thought to the stars when the ground is swallowing you up.”
― Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate

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“In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

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“The ache to return to a time long gone was almost worse than fear.”
― Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate

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“But if everyone could feel everyone else’s pain, who would torture? Who would cause anyone unnecessary pain?”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

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Fox Book Club — 2524 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 07:05AM
Welcome to the Fox Book Club! This is fun supportive group for anyone wanting to buddy read with me. For 2020, I thought we could read my "20 book ...more

Admirers of Juliet Marillier Books — 194 members — last activity Apr 07, 2020 04:27AM
This group is dedicated to the love and discussion of the author Juliet Marillier and her books.

The Merciless Read A Long! — 73 members — last activity Oct 31, 2017 02:38PM
A (super casual) read a long for The Merciless by Danielle Vega! Read the book with me throughout the rest of the month of October! Discuss with othe ...more