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Venessa

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Venessa’s Bookshelves

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Venessa’s Quotes

“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

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“But silence is not a natural environment for stories. They need words. Without them they grown pale, sicken and die. And then they haunt you.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

tags: silence, storytelling

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“It's not the content of our dreams that gives our second heart its dark color; it's the thoughts that go through our heads in those wakeful moments when sleep won't come. And those are the things we never tell anyone at all.”
― Carolyn Parkhurst, The Dogs of Babel

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“My mother was French Protestant, and my father was Italian Catholic, and their union was an excess of God, guilt and sauce.”
― Mitch Albom, For One More Day

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“My bullshit meter is reading that as 'false'.”
― Charlaine Harris, Dead as a Doornail

tags: bullshit, truth

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Venessa’s Groups

Literally Dead Book Club — 16506 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

Nestie Book Club — 653 members — last activity Dec 28, 2015 06:13AM
This group is for all the nestie/knotties out there who are apart of the Nestie Book Club & Love to read! Share all your stories, your favorite books, ...more

Bookmarks Subscribers — 318 members — last activity Feb 27, 2024 08:10PM
If you read Bookmarks magazine and often use the provided reviews as reading inspiration at the library or book store, join us to chat about books fro ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 306121 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

SCC Library and Information Technology Program — 6 members — last activity Aug 31, 2012 11:36PM
This group has been created for the friends of in the Library and Information Technology Program at Sacramento City College. Students, faculty and oth ...more

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