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Anna

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Anna’s Quotes

“Comfort zones are overrated. They make you lazy.”
― Melina Marchetta, Saving Francesca

tags: p-166

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“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
― Wole Soyinka

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“I guess love's kind of like a marshmallow in a microwave on high. After it explodes it's still a marshmallow. but, you know, now it's a complicated marshmallow.”
― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon

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“People can't, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents. Life gives these and also takes them away and the great difficulty is to say Yes to life.”
― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

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“Some things don't last forever, but some things do. Like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you can take out and unfold in your darkest times, pressing down on the corners and peering in close, hoping you still recognize the person you see there.”
― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

tags: forever

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This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

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Do you want to broaden your reading horizons and discover new books, authors and genres? Do you love reading challenges? Do you live for competition? ...more

#gobooksorgohome — 6 members — last activity Jun 30, 2014 10:41AM
basically, the most amazing virtual (sometimes IRL) book club

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27007 members — last activity Jul 17, 2026 11:52AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Reader with a Cause — 790 members — last activity Jul 04, 2026 12:06PM
For readers who believe in equality and dream of a world where domestic & dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking no longer exist. Many of today ...more

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