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Keira

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“There are corners in the world that are too dark to see, and there are edges that are sharper than they appear, ready to snag the unwary. There are those who do not fear the things they should, and there are those who would bargain with the devil herself for the sake of their greed.The world is made safe by a woman, yes, but it is a very big world.”
― E.K. Johnston, Spindle

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“I don't get nearly enough credit in life for the things I manage not to say.”
― Meg Rosoff, How I Live Now

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“I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held. Trying to control what cannot be controlled. I am tired of denying myself what I want for fear of breaking things I cannot fix. They will break no matter what we do.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

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“When in the presence of someone with whom you have a bond, and to whom you have entrusted your feelings, it is hard to lie and get away with it. The truth just wants to come flowing out. This is especially the case when you are trying to hide your sadness or vulnerability. It is much easier to conceal sadness from a stranger, or from someone you don't trust.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café

tags: concealment, feelings, friendship, hiding, honesty, relationships, sadness, thoughtful, truth, vulnerability

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“For people could close their eyes to greatness, to horrors, to beauty, and their ears to melodies or deceiving words. But they couldn't escape scent. For scent was a brother of breath. Together with breath it entered human beings, who couldn't defend themselves against it, not if they wanted to live. And scent entered into their very core, went directly to their hearts, and decided for good and all between affection and contempt, disgust and lust, love and hate. He who ruled scent ruled the hearts of men.”
― Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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It's Not Just a Book Club — 60 members — last activity Apr 12, 2017 08:01PM
Hello! My name is Keira and I am the founder and runner (is that what you call it?) of this Book Club. There is another moderator for this Book Club ...more

International Reading Club — 38 members — last activity Jul 21, 2024 10:15AM
Welcome! We are a book club dedicated to traveling the world one book at the time (and encourage reading books by non-English speaking authors). We a ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 326905 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

#ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge — 2682 members — last activity Aug 20, 2025 03:13PM
In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more

Dragons & Jetpacks — 2570 members — last activity 1 hour, 5 min ago
A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more

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