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maria helena’s Quotes

“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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“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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“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
― 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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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 8 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 — 37638 members — last activity 52 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 23 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 1 hour, 7 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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