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Mel’s Quotes

“A bit of trash now and then is good for the severest reader. It provides the necessary roughage in the literary diet.”
― Phyllis McGinley

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“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced
life.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything

tags: love

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“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.”
― Bill Watterson

tags: bad-day, calvin-and-hobbes, luck

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“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald

tags: empathy, thankful, understanding, understanding-others

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“Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings.”
― Cheris Kramarae

tags: feminism, women

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Nothing But Reading Challenges — 27718 members — last activity 24 minutes ago
We NEVER email authors or publishers offering to promote books in exchange for payment. This is a large GR scam happening across many grou ...more

Mostly Sapphic — 2501 members — last activity Oct 17, 2026 09:55AM
This group is for readers who love wlw fiction but also like to read other stuff, too. This is a group for readers. Since many authors are readers, a ...more

Lesbian Book Club — 5104 members — last activity Sep 06, 2026 09:51AM
Come and read with us. Here there are classics, non-fiction, fiction, and many more in LGBTQA+ literature. Find authors that you would have never read ...more

Sapphic SF&F Book Club — 638 members — last activity Jul 12, 2023 06:19AM
Welcome to the Sapphic SF&F Book Club! We vote on standalone books and series to read, each featuring a sapphic protagonist (romance optional) and w ...more

Lesbian Mysteries — 269 members — last activity Sep 20, 2023 07:49AM
This group is for those readers who are interested in reading, studying, and discussing the relatively new sub-genre of Lesbian Mystery. Guidelines ...more

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