“If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this Earth.”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
“I wish more than anything I could ask him something now. I was prepared to lose him, maybe. But I wasn't prepared for what happens after the losing.”
― When You Get the Chance
― When You Get the Chance
“But it didn’t matter how long or short we lived. It mattered more how much light we were able to shed on those we loved and how many people we touched with our compassion.”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
“As long as I have my voice, I am still alive.”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
“Only through love can we drive away the darkness of evil from this earth.”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity Jun 22, 2026 07:51AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Around the World
— 1903 members
— last activity Jun 24, 2026 01:08PM
Each year we look at our to-be-read shelves and choose which countries of the world we want to travel through. Some of our members map their journeys ...more
2015: The Year of Reading Women
— 673 members
— last activity Apr 01, 2020 04:01AM
Join us for a year of member-run group reads to make 2015 the year of reading women! Rules Members are free to create author threads by surname if th ...more
Poe Read-Along 2014
— 6 members
— last activity Nov 07, 2014 07:06AM
This is a group for the Edgar Allan Poe Read-Along in October, November and December 2014. Please join us! #poeRA
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— 266 members
— last activity Nov 07, 2020 01:07PM
This group is for those interested in reading either or both Dante's Divine Comedy or Boccaccio's Decameron in 2014. Each read will be non-concurrent ...more
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