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“Kindness isn’t something you are. It’s something you choose to be, every single moment of every single day.”
― A Curse of Roses
― A Curse of Roses
“Take your feelings and hold them with softness, but also with power. And whenever you feel afraid, know you can ask your fear about itself.”
― The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
― The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
“I remember once when runes gave you comfort, when sailors came to my father to cast bones and tell them of their time to come. They are a language, Maren. Just because you do not speak it doesn't make it devilry.”
― The Mercies
― The Mercies
“I was excessively afraid of being defined as a woman before I was seen as myself.”
― My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
― My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
“Grief cannot feed you, though it fills you.”
― The Mercies
― The Mercies
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— last activity Dec 09, 2021 05:32AM
📖✨A monthly YA book club hosted by Books With Chloe and Common Spence!
YSI Book Club
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— last activity Apr 29, 2020 04:14AM
For members of Young Scots for Independence
Dragons & Tea Book Club
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— last activity Mar 01, 2024 07:14AM
Hello! This is a book club, hosted by four Asian book reviewers, dedicated to boosting marginalized voices and celebrating diverse books, while always ...more
The Sapphic Squad
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— last activity Mar 25, 2026 05:10PM
A book group for reading sapphic books and connecting over our often-obscure favorites! At least for now we're predominantly-YA but adult recs are ALW ...more
Queer Lady Lit Club
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— last activity Feb 25, 2026 07:22AM
Welcome to the Queer Lady Lit Club, where it's all sapphic all the time! This is the club for you if you're looking for a group of queer women who: -L ...more
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