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Lauren’s Quotes

“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
― Sir Francis Bacon

tags: books, reading

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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: fantasy

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“People worry about kids playing with guns, and teenagers watching violent videos; we are scared that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands - literally thousands - of songs about broken hearts and rejection and pain and misery and loss.”
― Nick Hornby, High Fidelity

tags: music, sad

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Banned Books — 5203 members — last activity May 29, 2026 07:42AM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Apocalypse Whenever — 13993 members — last activity 6 hours, 58 min ago
The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more

YA Reads for Teachers (And Any Other Adults!) — 1918 members — last activity Mar 02, 2026 06:13AM
We are a group of educators (teachers, media specialists / librarians, and home school teachers) parents and other adult fans of young adult and child ...more

The Gothic Novel Book Club <Hiatus> — 793 members — last activity Dec 20, 2021 06:15AM
Can't get enough of the supernatural? How about the dark and mysterious? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then this group is for you! E ...more

2026 Reading Challenge — 35274 members — last activity 7 minutes ago
❗❗❗ AUTHORS BEWARE! ❗❗❗ Scammers are targeting authors using moderator profile names and spoofed email addresses, offering to promote books in this gr ...more

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