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Bea is Currently Reading

Bea is currently reading

Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)

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"Ok it’s picking up now!" — Sep 09, 2026 11:02AM

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Men Who Hate Women: The Extremism Nobody is Talking About

by Laura Bates (Goodreads Author)

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Bea’s Notes & Highlights

The Fickle Mermaid by Sophie Bowns

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Cordelia could only wait and requested to be alone though the hour was late by her dressing table she perched alone

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Bea’s Quotes

“He read while he walked. He read while he ate. The other librarians suspected he somehow read while he slept, or perhaps didn't sleep at all.”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

tags: laini-taylor, read, reading, strange-the-dreamer

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“If they hate your race,
pardon them.
If they hate your religion,
enlighten them.
If they hate your gender,
admonish them.
If they hate your class,
avoid them.
If they hate your politics,
debate them.

If they hate your culture,
question them.
If they hate your tribe,
confront them.
If they hate your ancestry,
defy them.
If they hate your age,
outshine them.
If they hate your appearance,
disregard them.

If they love you for your knowledge,
teach them.
If they love you for your wisdom,
counsel them.
If they love you for your understanding,
instruct them.
If they love you for your intuition,
guide them.
If they love you for your excellence,
inspire them.

If they love you for your humility,
honor them.
If they love you for your compassion,
welcome them.
If they love you for your honesty,
value them.
If they love you for your kindness,
treasure them.
If they love you for your virtue,
cherish them.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

tags: africa-quotes, african-philosopher-quotes, african-philosophy-quotes, enlightenment-quotes, guru-quotes, matshona-dhliwayo-quotes, philosopher-quotes, philosophy-quotations, sage-quotes, solomonology-quotes

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“God bless the book people for their boundless knowledge absorbed from having words instead of friends.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

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“Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!”
― Mark A. Cooper, Operation Einstein

tags: confidence, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, life, life-philosophy, optimism, power-of-words

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