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isla’s Quotes

“Freedom is...the right to write the wrong words.”
― Patti Smith

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“As I grow older, much older, I will experience many things, and I will hit rock bottom again and again. Again and again I will suffer; again and again I will get back on my feet. I will not be defeated. I won't let my spirit be destroyed.”
― Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen

tags: defeated, destroyed, older, spirit, suffer

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“Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply.”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids

tags: grief, writing

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“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

tags: dumbledore, philosophy

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“I have loved books all my life. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.”
― Patti Smith

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Dark Academia Book Club — 930 members — last activity Jul 30, 2023 02:20PM
All welcome! A bookclub for those of us who spend too much time on dark academia aesthetic, but also, enjoy reading and knowledge.

The Rory Gilmore Book Club — 23273 members — last activity 20 hours, 15 min ago
Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more

gilmore gal pals ❥ ❁ — 121 members — last activity Oct 21, 2025 12:23PM
for gals that love gilmore girls & reading! ...more

midnight readers — 2841 members — last activity 18 hours, 32 min ago
hii i’m making this group for readers who have many different interests!! if you are an active Goodreads user, a hopeless romantics, a night reader, l ...more