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Gurpreet Kaur

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Gurpreet’s Quotes

“I had been old and stern for so long, carved with regrets and years like a monolith. But that was only a shape I had been poured into. I did not have to keep it.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“I will not be like a bird bred in a cage, I thought, too dull to fly even when the door stands open.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“I thought: I cannot bear this world a moment longer. Then, child, make another.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“He was another knife I could feel it. A different sort, but a knife still. I did not care. I thought: give me the blade. Some things are worth spilling blood for.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“So many years I had spent as a child sifting his bright features for his thoughts, trying to glimpse among them one that bore my name. But he was a harp with only one string, and the note it played was himself.

“You have always been the worst of my children,” he said. “Be sure to not dishonor me.”

“I have a better idea. I will do as I please, and when you count your children, leave me out.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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Indian Readers — 17484 members — last activity 21 hours, 56 min ago
"For Indians /non Indians/Earthlings/Aliens, who have a zeal to read and are passionate about books" says the Creator of this group :) To add to it, ...more

BOOK REVIEW OF INDIAN AUTHORS — 1636 members — last activity 10 hours, 57 min ago
A CROSS PLATFORM FOR AUTHORS,READERS AND REVIEWERS . OFTEN A GOOD BOOK IS LOST IN DUE TO LACK OF PROPER REVIEW, ESPECIALLY FOR WRITERS WHO PROMOTE IND ...more

Literally Dead Book Club — 16515 members — last activity Oct 28, 2025 02:19PM
A mostly monthly book club (February-November) focused on thriller/mystery/horror hosted by BooksandLala and a rotating set of wonderful co-hosts! li ...more