Isabel Simões

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Isabel’s Quotes

“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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“We live as we dream--alone....”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

tags: dream, loneliness

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“This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.”
― T.S. Eliot

tags: apocalypse, despair, poetry

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my eyes and all is born again.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

tags: poetry

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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