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Sayuki

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Sayuki’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (695)
did-not-finish‎ (32)
classics‎ (199)
world-lit-europe‎ (170)
world-lit-britain‎ (168)
literary-fiction‎ (135)
world-lit-north-america‎ (115)
young-adult‎ (101)
childrens-lit‎ (92)

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favorites‎ (48)
mystery-crime-thriller‎ (48)
historical-fiction‎ (46)
fantasy‎ (42)
world-lit-asia‎ (34)
lgbtq‎ (32)
world-lit-latin-america‎ (31)
short-stories‎ (28)
war‎ (24)
graphic-novels‎ (22)

romance‎ (22)
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drama‎ (19)
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retellings‎ (14)
christmas-books‎ (13)
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lit-crit‎ (4)
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world-lit-australia-oceania‎ (4)
read-in-french‎ (3)
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Sayuki’s Quotes

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: accomplishment, attributed-no-source, be-yourself, conformity, individuality

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“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

4328 likes

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
― Alice Walker

tags: acceptance, friendship

5107 likes

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cats, humor, women

28840 likes

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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