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Gayle’s Quotes

“You have to take people one at a time, check out what's in their head and heart before you judge.”
― Nikki Grimes, Bronx Masquerade

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“Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
― Saint Augustine

tags: morality, right-and-wrong

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“Choose whatever box you like, Mike. Just don't put me in one, son. Believe me, I won't fit.”
― Nikki Grimes, Bronx Masquerade

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“Trauma is a memory hog,
It gobbles up all available space
in the brain,
leaves little room to mark
daily happenstances,
or even routine injuries
which are less than
life-threatening.”
― Nikki Grimes, Ordinary Hazards

tags: inspirational, poem, trauma, trauma-survivors

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Gayle’s Groups

LGBTQA Group Books — 43 members — last activity May 30, 2010 12:14PM
This group is an extension of the Gay Fiction/Non-Fiction group. It is a place where we can all agree to read and talk about the same books at the sam ...more

Gay fiction/non-fiction — 1240 members — last activity Dec 01, 2025 08:59AM
A group for sharing thoughts on favorite books involving gay life, themes or issues. (To see all discussions, click on "all" to the right of discussi ...more

My Story Book Club — 103 members — last activity Mar 28, 2013 05:52PM
My Story is a Young Adult online LGBT book club featuring a LGBT author every month. Lambda Literary Foundation’s My Story Book Club, in association w ...more

YA LGBT Books — 13353 members — last activity Apr 20, 2026 11:00AM
For anyone who enjoys LGBTQ books written for young adults. We're a friendly, supportive group that provides a non-judgmental place to discuss the boo ...more

Addicted to YA — 66238 members — last activity 7 hours, 13 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more

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