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Karen’s Quotes

“Paris is definitely a love affair for the senses.”
― Patricia Sands, The French Effect

tags: paris

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“Tango teaches us that joy isn't always loud - sometimes, it's found in balance, trust, and the beauty of surrender.”
― Patricia Sands, The French Effect

tags: tango-dance

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“...The Truth About True Love is that it can wait a lifetime.”
― Mitch Albom, Twice

tags: love

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“Censorship,...is as old as time. But...the best cure to any "cancel culture" isn't to argue. It's to read. Read broadly. Read things you don't agree with. Read things you love and read things you hate. Read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Read politics and science and religion. Read not to pick apart but to put together. Read, always read to ask, "What if it's true?" Read, and grow, and discover. And if you're not strong enough to take it - then read some more until you are. Read until you understand that other perspective...and until you can love those who hold it. Because you never win by fighting your enemies - only by making them your friends.”
― Roseanna M. White, The Collector of Burned Books

tags: read

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“...that was the funny thing about books - the more you tried to ban them, the more brightly they burned in the hearts and minds that found them anyway.”
― Roseanna M. White, The Collector of Burned Books

tags: books

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Dogs — 318 members — last activity Dec 07, 2025 04:50AM
This group is for members who have a dog or are interested in dogs.

Books and Mental Health Checks! — 537 members — last activity Nov 03, 2025 03:51PM
Mental Health Matters! This is just a little book community to support anyone who also needs Mental Health Support. Sometimes our mental health iss ...more

The book you like most — 48256 members — last activity 4 hours, 45 min ago
This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more

The Deity Book Club — 434 members — last activity 20 hours, 45 min ago
Welcome to our group here you can make friends, suggest and review books. This is a place for avid readers so please keep this group going by communic ...more

What next, now notifications are reduced, DMs abolished, so GR is dying? — 268 members — last activity Dec 11, 2025 08:06PM
On 20 September 2024, Goodreads removed the option for email notifications, without even bothering to tell users (unless they looked at the "help" pag ...more

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