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Nicolle

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Nicolle’s Quotes

“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
― Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon

tags: burdens, empowerment, flying, freedom, unburdening, weight

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“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Toni Morrison, Beloved

tags: freedom, self

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“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

tags: freedom, women, writing

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“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

tags: humour, individuality, science-fiction

6241 likes

“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.”
― Irving Stone, Clarence Darrow for the Defense

tags: books, friendship

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The Next Best Book Club — 26193 members — last activity 19 hours, 26 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Insatiable Booksluts — 92 members — last activity Dec 08, 2013 03:55PM
A gathering place for fans and contributors of the blog http://insatiablebooksluts.com

Global Book Selections — 270 members — last activity Jun 03, 2018 06:26PM
This group is to celebrate FICTION books FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD by reading them, reviewing them (if interested & linking to affiliated website), then ...more

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.

Letter Writers Alliance Book Club — 463 members — last activity Feb 06, 2024 11:36AM
A reading group for letter writers and mail lovers. We will focus on books that have to do with mail, letters, typewriters, fountain pens, and other p ...more

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