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“A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who don't hurt." She pauses, considering her words. "A good zoo is how humans make amends.”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
“Is there anything sweeter than the touch of another as she pulls a dead bug from your fur?”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
“Religion is something between you and other people; it’s full of interpretations and theories and opinions. But faith . . . that’s just between you and God.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
“Sometimes you don't need words to feel better; you just need the nearness of your dog.”
― A Snicker of Magic
― A Snicker of Magic
“I am not my sister.
Words from the books curl around each other
make little sense
until
I read them again
and again, the story
settling into memory. Too slow my teacher says.
Read Faster.
Too babyish, the teacher says.
Read older.
But I don't want to read faster or older or
any way else that might
make the story disappear too quickly from where
it's settling
inside my brain,
slowly becoming a part of me.
A story I will remember
long after I've read it for the second, third,
tenth, hundredth time.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
Words from the books curl around each other
make little sense
until
I read them again
and again, the story
settling into memory. Too slow my teacher says.
Read Faster.
Too babyish, the teacher says.
Read older.
But I don't want to read faster or older or
any way else that might
make the story disappear too quickly from where
it's settling
inside my brain,
slowly becoming a part of me.
A story I will remember
long after I've read it for the second, third,
tenth, hundredth time.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
Books to Movies Club
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Ballinger book club dedicated to books that turn into movies. Read the book then have a relaxing movie night to compare and discuss :)
The Emma M. Lion Appreciation Society
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— last activity Dec 29, 2025 06:18PM
A place to discuss our love for The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, The Q, and any and all other masterpieces written by Beth Brower! Feel free t ...more
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