Rachel

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Rachel’s Quotes

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

tags: character, empowerment, flaws, freedom, gender, identity, image, independence, integrity, realism, self-awareness, self-determination, women

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: books, reading

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“Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending its own plumage in its desperation."
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you.”
― Charlotte Brontë , Jane Eyre

tags: freedom, inspirational, literature

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“And then it's always that one word that makes you so different and puts you outside the overlap of everyone else; and that word is so fucking big and loud, it's the only thing anyone ever hears when your name is spoken.

And whenever that happens to us, all the other words that make us the same disappear in its shadow.”
― Andrew Smith, Winger

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Huntsville-Madison County Public Library — 1204 members — last activity Jul 17, 2026 07:36AM
See what our staff is reading, what's new at HMCPL, and discuss your literary picks and pans. ...more

Moderator Support Group — 2188 members — last activity 3 hours, 20 min ago
For Moderators and Co-Moderators: This is a dedicated group for discussing ideas, sharing answers, and finding solutions with the challenges of runni ...more

Time Out Book Club — 47 members — last activity Jul 09, 2026 03:34PM
Love YA books, but your teen years are behind you? Do you find yourself crushing on lead characters that are half your age? Do you like to eat food? W ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 331586 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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