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maria helena’s Quotes

“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?”
― A.A. Milne

tags: pooh-bear

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“I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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“How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful.”
― Evans G. Valens, The Other Side of the Mountain: The Story of Jill Kinmont

tags: misattributed-to-a-a-milne

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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

tags: books, dragons, fairy-tales, inspirational, paraphrasing-g-k-chesterton

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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

tags: abilities

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Precinct 81 — 87 members — last activity Jan 31, 2026 05:13AM
Welcome to Precinct 81 Where the dead might not rest, the good are weary, the bad get off Scot free, and the wicked walk among us.

Nothing But Reading Challenges — 26880 members — last activity 38 minutes ago
April BOMs (click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love o ...more

The Perks Of Being A Book Addict — 37639 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
This group is for anyone who loves books from different genres. Every month we have group Books of the Month which you can join, reading challenges, a ...more

The Challenge Factory — 1716 members — last activity 28 minutes ago
The Challenge Factory offers a variety of fun and engaging challenges for all interests and schedules, including year-long, monthly, team-based, games ...more

A Million More Pages — 2161 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Welcome! A Million More Pages (AMMP) is a reading group built around challenge-based reading, hosting seasonal challenges that encourage exploration, ...more

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