Tina

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Tina’s Quotes

“Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

tags: change, holden-caulfield, stasis

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“But there, in the inky dark, half drunk from lack of sleep, with the fire and the endless sea and infinite sky, with the sounds of the music in our ears...and my heart bursting this something I couldn't quite identify, I just needed to dance.”
― Jojo Moyes

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“We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover

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“Religious people fear hell -- Spiritual people have walked thru it. ”
― Frank Warren, PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives – Dark, Honest Secrets Revealed Anonymously on Handmade Postcards

tags: inspirational, religion

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“When you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

tags: cemetery, death, funeral-rites, holden

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Tina’s Groups

The Hook Book Club — 3 members — last activity May 11, 2012 03:01PM
So we can become more educated hookers

The Sometimes Readers — 11 members — last activity Mar 17, 2009 09:11AM
This is a private group for members of our real life book club to exchange book ideas online.

Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 22363 members — last activity 3 hours, 56 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

Karen Chance Fans — 1975 members — last activity Oct 10, 2025 03:47AM
Let's discuss urban fantasy author Karen Chance and her books, short stories, etc. Come talk about the sexy vampire Mircea, the Pythia Cassie Palmer, ...more