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The Wind Knows My Name

by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author)

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Colleen’s Quotes

“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.”
― Emily Dickinson

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“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
― Rumi

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“Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.”
― Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger

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“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

tags: heart, importance, inspiration, secret, the-little-prince

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“Each person has a literature inside them.”
― Anna Deavere Smith

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Francophonie — 7339 members — last activity Oct 20, 2026 03:46AM
Rassemblons les lecteurs francophones Que vous soyez de France, de Belgique, de Suisse, du Québec, ou de tout autre pays francophone, ou bien si vous ...more

Tunisia — 882 members — last activity Feb 03, 2026 03:19AM
All Tunisian readers, Tunisian books and so on

Kutub Bilarabi — 88 members — last activity Apr 20, 2016 04:13PM
Kutub Bilarabi is a literary circle that reads works by Arab authors that are mainly published in Arabic and for which an English translation is avail ...more

Islam — 1344 members — last activity Aug 06, 2026 03:42PM
A group for the Muslim readers as well as those who are interested in Islam. Spread the word to whoever it may concern. Don't be afraid to start new ...more

Creighton University Alumni Book Club — 203 members — last activity Mar 03, 2017 08:08AM
This online book club is open to all Creighton alumni. Each quarter we will read and discuss a book selected by a Creighton faculty member. Each b ...more

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