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“A people that grows accustomed to sloppy writing is a people in process of losing grip on its empire and on itself.”
― Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading

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“The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even—if you will—eccentricity.”
― Joseph Brodsky

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“You're supposed to say, 'All I want is your happiness. I'll do whatever it takes, even if it means being without you.'"
"Sorry," Noah said. "I'm just not that big of a person.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

tags: mara-dyer, michelle-hodkin, noah-shaw, romance

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“Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

tags: fear

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“اعطتني القراءة عذرًا مقبولًا لعزلتي، بل ربما اعطت مغزىً لتلك العزلة المفروضة عليّ”
― Alberto Manguel, A History of Reading

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YALMC #SharedRead — 116 members — last activity Nov 16, 2018 10:44PM
YALMC's #SharedRead is place for considered conversations about YA. We're aiming to host an official #SharedRead each month on a YA text chosen by mem ...more

Divergent. — 11 members — last activity Jan 07, 2017 02:53PM
This is a Dauntless/Divergent roleplay. We will add most everyone! I will create a test for you to take online and live and will give you an aptitude ...more

Q&A with Cassandra Clare — 2128 members — last activity Sep 04, 2025 09:36AM
Join bestselling author Cassandra Clare as she discusses her new book Clockwork Angel, the first installment of the new Infernal Devices series. This ...more

Algerian Bookworms — 784 members — last activity Nov 15, 2025 09:11AM
" A mind needs Books as a Sword needs A Whetstone" _ George R.R. Martin Welcome dear fellow Algerians (& many more!), This group was created for th ...more