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Gwennie’s Quotes

“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.”
― Shannon Hale

tags: laughing

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“It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto

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“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: age, books, re-reading, reading

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“The time has come," the walrus said, "to talk of many things: Of shoes and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages and kings”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

tags: alice-in-wonderland, carpenter, poem, walrus, walrus-and-the-carpenter

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“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
― Lemony Snicket

tags: fate, humor, simile

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Gwennie’s Groups

Public Librarians — 536 members — last activity Jul 26, 2022 10:08PM
Yet another way to connect and work on our Readers' Advisory. ...more

Best Teen Books — 2816 members — last activity Jul 04, 2026 08:56AM
A group for librarians, teens, or other folks who enjoy the best of teen fiction, non-fiction, or graphic novels.

Young Adult Fiction for Adults — 11272 members — last activity Jul 24, 2026 09:25AM
Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27014 members — last activity Jul 29, 2026 05:53PM
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