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The Irish Goodbye

by Heather Aimee O'Neill (Goodreads Author)

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The Mother-in-Law

by Sally Hepworth (Goodreads Author)

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Beaded Bugs: Make 30 Moths, Butterflies, Beetles, and Other Cute Critters

by Nicola Tedman

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Karen’s Quotes

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
― Narcotics Anonymous

tags: humor, insanity, life, misattributed-ben-franklin, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-to-einstein

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

tags: life

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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Chicks On Lit — 5179 members — last activity Aug 03, 2026 09:48AM
(Est. Feb 14, 2008) More than a reading group of women but a place for honest, respectful, intelligent conversations led by adult women. Discussions a ...more

Banned Books — 5220 members — last activity 2 hours, 56 min ago
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Progressive Women's Non-Fiction Reading Circle — 28 members — last activity May 20, 2009 02:25PM
Welcome to a brand new group for women (and their allies). This group is a little different than your typical book club: rather than prescribing parti ...more

Bookworm Bitches — 12397 members — last activity 35 minutes ago
This group now has a Discord! https://discord.gg/QC8vCNfzKa I would encourage everyone to join as it will become a primary hub for book-of-the-month d ...more