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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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You have these lines you won’t cross. But then you cross them. And suddenly you possess the very dangerous information that you can break the rule and the world won’t instantly come to an end. You’ve taken a big, black, bold line and you’ve ...more

Danielle’s Quotes

“The helpful thought for which you look
Is written somewhere in a book.”
― Edward Gorey

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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
― Herman Melville

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“I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
― Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone around the World

tags: alone, books, friends, solitude

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“Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for?”
― J.M. Coetzee

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“Desiring another person is perhaps the most risky endeavor of all. As soon as you want somebody—really want him—it is as though you have taken a surgical needle and sutured your happiness to the skin of that person, so that any separation will now cause a lacerating injury.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage

tags: desire, longing, love

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Reads of a geek and a romance addict — 3 members — last activity Mar 10, 2014 11:24AM
This is an easygoing place where people can get together and discuss books we've read and books we love! “A reader lives a thousand lives before he d ...more

The Next Best Book Club — 25704 members — last activity 21 hours, 26 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Book Haven — 11099 members — last activity Aug 31, 2025 11:39AM
This is a group for people who enjoy many different genre's. If you are someone who appreciates a good book, regardless of the genre...this is the gro ...more

Ask Carole and John Barrowman - Monday, December 9th! — 196 members — last activity Jul 01, 2014 10:53PM
Join us on Monday, December 9th for a special discussion with authors Carole and John Barrowman! The co-authors will be discussing their book Exodu ...more