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maria helena’s Quotes

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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“It’s not the power of the curse, it is the power you give the curse.”
― Marilyn Kaye

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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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“Sidda can't help herself. She just loves books. Loves the way they feel, the way they smell, loves the black letters marching across the white pages...”
― Rebecca Wells, Little Altars Everywhere

tags: books

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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 — 26876 members — last activity 2 hours, 25 min 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 — 37633 members — last activity 23 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 33 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 — 2160 members — last activity 1 hour, 19 min 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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