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Maria

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Maria’s Quotes

“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”
― Robert Frost

tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning, mentoring

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“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

tags: inspirational, love

1792 likes

“I want
To do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.”
― Pablo Neruda, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

tags: love

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“In my humdrum life, the daily battle hasn't been good vs. evil. It's hardly so epic. Most days, my real battle is doing good vs. doing nothing. -Deirdre Sullivan”
― Jay Allison, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

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“In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

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Girl Snoops — 58 members — last activity May 17, 2015 05:34AM
Ever wanted to hunt for the baddies, solve mysteries, endanger your own life and always come out alive?? This group is dedicated to those who love rea ...more

The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List — 705 members — last activity May 26, 2014 07:37PM
This book club is for anyone that wants to read a variety of books. If you love discovering authors or just want to venture outside your "reading comf ...more

Bright Young Things — 1223 members — last activity Jan 03, 2023 09:21PM
...the perfect place for you to discuss your favourite authors from the early 20th Century. In the years from 1900 to 1945 the world of literature w ...more

Urban Fantasy — 5150 members — last activity Oct 20, 2025 11:48AM
Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings--as oppose ...more