Colleen

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

tags: reading, writing

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“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living

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Francophonie — 7051 members — last activity 12 hours, 19 min ago
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 — 871 members — last activity Feb 03, 2026 03:19AM
All Tunisian readers, Tunisian books and so on

Kutub Bilarabi — 87 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 — 1331 members — last activity Feb 21, 2026 03:45PM
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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