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Madelene’s Quotes

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
― Leo Tolstoy , Anna Karenina

tags: family, first-sentence

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“Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.”
― Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca

tags: happiness

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“Beauty is harsh.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

tags: fantasy

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“We who are immortal, we are chained to this life by a chain of gold, and we dare not sever it for fear of what lies beyond the drop.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

tags: immortality

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom

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Classics for Beginners — 3044 members — last activity Feb 13, 2022 09:28AM
People who are new to classic books can discuss which books to read and what they think of books they have already read. People who are experienced wi ...more

Julie Orringer Discussion Group — 84 members — last activity Feb 01, 2012 04:05AM
Julie Orringer will be available Monday, March 7 through Sunday, March 13 to discuss her bestselling novel, THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE. She's also happy to ...more

Any Daphne Du Maurier fans out there? — 109 members — last activity Jan 15, 2019 04:39PM
I'm just getting into discovering (or should I say rediscovering this author and loving it - and hope more readers will give her a whirl as well. ...more

The Infernal Devices — 1955 members — last activity May 26, 2025 06:34PM
Fans of the books, The Mortal Instruments and The Dark Artifices welcome. (This is the very first TID group) **Some of the polls on this group contai ...more