Colleen

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Colleen’s Quotes

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: adaptation, flexibility, intelligence, open-mindedness, wisdom

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“Can words sprout wings? Can they glide like butterflies through the air? Can they captivate us, carry us off into another world? Can they open the last secret chambers of our souls?”
― Jan-Philipp Sendker, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

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“We All Have Light In our Lives,
You Just Need To Find The Switch.”
― Official Barbie Michelle

tags: inspirational-quotes

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“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ...Hope sweetens the memory of experiences well loved. It tempers our troubles to our growth and our strength. It befriends us in the dark hours, excites us in bright ones. It lends promise to the future and purpose to the past. It turns discouragement to determination.

Samuel Smiles
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― Samuel Smiles

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“Be careful with this one" said Dina, bending down to greet the cat. "All cats are half jinn, but I think she's three quarters.”
― G. Willow Wilson, Alif the Unseen

tags: cats, djinn, jinn

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Colleen’s Groups

Around the World in 80 Books — 31991 members — last activity 9 hours, 28 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction — 6237 members — last activity Oct 11, 2026 09:50AM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more

The History Book Club — 26580 members — last activity Oct 14, 2026 11:51AM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more