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Akshara’s Quotes

“There is no future, there is no past, I live this moment as my last”
― Jonathan Larson, Rent: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musical―Complete Libretto and Oral History

tags: inspirational, rent

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“What a caterpillar calls the end of the world we call a butterfly.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

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“It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.”
― Emily Dickinson

tags: identity

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“It is a terrible thing to learn as a child that one is a being separate from all the world, that no one and no thing hurts along with one's burned tongues and skinned knees, that one's aches and pains are all one's own. Even more terrible, as we grow older, to learn that no person, no matter how beloved, can ever truly understand us. Our own selves make us most unhappy, and that's why we're so anxious to lose them...”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

tags: donna-tartt

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Nothing But Reading Challenges — 26699 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. Th ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 223073 members — last activity 41 minutes ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 120002 members — last activity 11 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more