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Every Day (Every Day, #1)

by David Levithan (Goodreads Author)

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Alec’s Quotes

“All this happened, more or less.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

tags: first-sentence

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“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

tags: humanity, kindness, relationships

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“Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none”
― Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue

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“How nice -- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

tags: catatonia, coma, life

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“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: hope, inspirational, love

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To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Trans-literati — 156 members — last activity Sep 16, 2020 01:40AM
For discussion of books about transgendered people or topics, or of interest to transgendered populations, including SOFFAs.

transcommunities — 118 members — last activity Aug 09, 2017 02:26PM
To discuss books of interest to transcommunities. Please interpret "trans" and "communities" as broadly as you want -- it's all good! transgender tra ...more

Books and Writing — 12 members — last activity Jan 26, 2015 12:09PM
This is a group for anyone who loves reading and writing things such as poetry and short stories. It includes book discussions and a chance to share t ...more

Restricted Section Book Club — 1233 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 06:22AM
This is the official book club run by Kristina Horner & Mallory Shoemaker! Our FALL READ for 2016 is "Mirror in the Sky" by Aditi Khorana! This boo ...more

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