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Lauren’s Quotes

“There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― haruki murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

tags: inspirational, running

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“Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone.
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.”
― Adam Lindsay Gordon

tags: courage, kindness, ye-weary-wayfarer

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“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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“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received--only what you have given.”
― Francis of Assisi

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The Cosy Bookish Corner — 113 members — last activity Sep 11, 2023 10:03AM
Cosy • adjective Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation. Welcome to The Cosy Bookish Corner! We have Tea, Coffee & Biscuits on the table ...more

Obsessed with True Crime — 5967 members — last activity 8 minutes ago
For people that simply love true crime stories and want to connect with others that share a common interest.

The Rory Gilmore Book Club — 23342 members — last activity 14 hours, 25 min ago
Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more

TPL Extreme Reader 2020 — 119 members — last activity Dec 25, 2020 06:30PM
This group is for registered participants of Tacoma Public Library's 2020 Extreme Reader challenge. Please use this space to share book recommendation ...more

Into the Forest — 2107 members — last activity 12 hours, 19 min ago
A group to discuss the fairy and folk tales, world mythologies, mythic fiction, magical realism fiction, and monsters. Of course, we also discuss rete ...more

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