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Aleks Jakubowska

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Aleks’s Quotes

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
― Bill Keane

tags: attributed-no-source, hope, inspirational, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, past, present, widely-misattributed

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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: fantasy

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“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt

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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst

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Autumn Readers — 319 members — last activity Jul 16, 2024 07:11PM
Welcome to the 𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕞𝕟 ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 ! 𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕞𝕟 ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 motto: Books are a safe kind of high ↬ For people who love to read while enjoying the simple aesthe ...more

Activists of YA — 739 members — last activity Nov 01, 2023 01:37PM
So, you've stumbled upon our book club. Welcome! We're the young bookish activists of planet Earth. We speak our minds, we read, we have fun. Are you ...more

❀The Never-ending TBR❀ {You Are Loved} — 2583 members — last activity Aug 06, 2025 11:43PM
Teens? Bookaholics? Adventure seekers? Activists? Wizards? Faes? Witches? Aliens? Humans? Welcome to the Never-ending TBR! New here? Start by introdu ...more

YA Fantasy Polls/Discussions — 445 members — last activity Aug 16, 2022 08:59AM
read the title. also, NO SPOILERS. if you want to talk about spoilers, use the spoiler tag.

The Book Was Better — 147 members — last activity Jan 02, 2023 06:52PM
“Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book.” — Unknown Welcome to The Book Was Better!! Are you tired of t ...more

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