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Ella’s Quotes

“Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

tags: books

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“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

tags: amsterdam, freedom, sin

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“I'm sorry... that it couldn't last. But part of me is glad that it can exist, whole and lovely and complicated, in my mind.”
― Lucy Knisley, An Age of License: A Travelogue

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“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
― John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men

tags: loneliness, people, scared, world

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“I went up on the hill and walked about until twilight had deepened into an autumn night with a benediction of starry quietude over it. I was alone but not lonely. I was a queen in halls of fancy.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest

tags: imagination, introversion, pretty-prose, quiet, quietness, romanticism, solitude

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The DeFranco Book Club — 4527 members — last activity Jul 13, 2026 09:29PM
Lets read lots of books together before our brains turn to mush. Delicious delicious mush. #1) Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell #2) The Art of Racing in ...more

Top 5 Wednesday — 9739 members — last activity Aug 06, 2026 08:07PM
Welcome to the official group page of the T5W! This weekly book meme officiated in November 2013 and is still going strong! Join the group to become a ...more

Rookie Readers! — 220 members — last activity Jan 20, 2018 06:15AM
The fans of the online magazine "Rookie" unite to create the coolest book club around. ...more

The Feminist Orchestra Bookclub — 4573 members — last activity Oct 06, 2026 11:07AM
Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also o ...more