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claire’s Quotes

“Humbling women seems to me a chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“I thought once that gods are the opposite of death, but I see now they are more dead than anything, for they are unchanging, and can hold nothing in their hands.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“Make yourself a myth and live within it, so that you belong to no one but yourself.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Gilded Wolves

tags: advice, empowerment, myth

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“Books took me to places I could never go otherwise. They shared the confessions of people I'd never met and lives I'd never witnessed. The emotions I could never feel, and the events I hadn't experienced could all be found in those volumes.”
― Won-pyung Sohn, Almond

tags: books, books-about-books, bookstore

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“In my heart, I’m as wild as the ocean that raised me.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

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The Hopefuls — 3619 members — last activity May 22, 2026 05:20PM
Just a place for Hopefuls to share books, friendship and love.

Our Shared Shelf — 222881 members — last activity Sep 07, 2026 09:03PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 121999 members — last activity 30 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more