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Karissa’s Quotes

“She wanted to be extraordinary, to possess a savage glitter.”
― Joy Williams

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“I know of a cure for everything: salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.”
― Karen Blixen

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“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.”
― Roald Dahl

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“Our work is to remember, and to keep kicking back at the shadows with the light.”
― Ellie Holcomb, Fighting Words Devotional: 100 Days of Speaking Truth into the Darkness

tags: fight, god, hope, spiritual

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“That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality–your soul, if you will–is as bright and shining as any that has ever been....Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.”
― George Saunders

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Yoga Folks — 1357 members — last activity 15 hours, 49 min ago
This is a group of people who practice yoga of any sort. Here we'll share books both directly related to yoga and also more general reads that help us ...more

Readers & Writers — 434 members — last activity 1 hour, 26 min ago
We are a fun group who like to chat about books and everything else. You are as old or young as you feel and act. We do not discriminate regarding age ...more

The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge — 28104 members — last activity 4 hours, 1 min ago
SCAM ALERT: We will never reach out to you asking for money, any attempts to do so are scams. Please do not engage. This reading challenge is free to ...more

Read With Jenna (Official) — 34358 members — last activity 2 hours, 53 min ago
When anyone on the TODAY team is looking for a book recommendation, there is only one person to turn to: Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna will select a book a ...more