Quotes from Books
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Just a reader who loves to write about the things she reads. Hoping to build a cosy, book-loving community in which we talk about the books that have made us | Currently reading: Homecoming by Kate Morton
“What if depression is, in fact, a form of grief—for our own lives not being as they should? What if it is a form of grief for the connections we have lost, yet still need?”
Johann Hari, Lost Connections
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Johann Hari, Lost Connections
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August 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“What if depression is, in fact, a form of grief—for our own lives not being as they should? What if it is a form of grief for the connections we have lost, yet still need?”
Johann Hari, Lost Connections
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Johann Hari, Lost Connections
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New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
The quote I need today:
‘There’s no point looking backwards… Just make a choice and then trust yourself to have chosen correctly.’
- Kate Norton, Homecoming
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‘There’s no point looking backwards… Just make a choice and then trust yourself to have chosen correctly.’
- Kate Norton, Homecoming
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August 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The quote I need today:
‘There’s no point looking backwards… Just make a choice and then trust yourself to have chosen correctly.’
- Kate Norton, Homecoming
#booksky #quotes #reading #books #readingisfun
‘There’s no point looking backwards… Just make a choice and then trust yourself to have chosen correctly.’
- Kate Norton, Homecoming
#booksky #quotes #reading #books #readingisfun
"In an increasinly technological world, being human is our most marketable skill."
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Monique Jennifer (@monireads)
From my latest post - an impassioned ode to Literature, and why it matters more now than ever.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"In an increasinly technological world, being human is our most marketable skill."
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Our relationships are reflections of our self-worth.
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"We accept the love we think we deserve."
A brief reflection on this beautiful quote from The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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August 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today would've been Enid Blyton’s birthday and what better excuse to write about how her books impacted my childhood? But Blyton has been subject to a fair share of criticism. Should this impact our view of her?
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The blight on Blyton
On what would have been Enid Blyton's 138th birthday, I take a nostalgic trip to The Enchanted Wood, and find it's not quite how I remembered it...
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August 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today would've been Enid Blyton’s birthday and what better excuse to write about how her books impacted my childhood? But Blyton has been subject to a fair share of criticism. Should this impact our view of her?
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“Most miracles be small —“
August 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“Most miracles be small —“
I'm a bit late to the party, but I've just finished reading this and phew - I understand the fuss. This story is going to stick with me for a while. Really recommend it!
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August 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm a bit late to the party, but I've just finished reading this and phew - I understand the fuss. This story is going to stick with me for a while. Really recommend it!
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My emotion-fuelled rant about what feels like a rise in people being rude to each other... are we all just trying to reclaim power in a world that makes us feel powerless?
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"The only way to prove to yourself that you have power is to use it."
Could this idea from Octavia Butler explain why the world feels so mean right now? Are we all just trying to reclaim power in a world that makes us feel utterly powerless?
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August 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
-Maya Angelou
-Maya Angelou
August 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
-Maya Angelou
-Maya Angelou
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Advice for writing/life from Liz Gilbert:
“My fear never had anything more interesting or subtle to offer than that one emphatic word, repeated at full volume on an endless loop: “STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!” Which means that my fear always made predictably boring decisions...”
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“My fear never had anything more interesting or subtle to offer than that one emphatic word, repeated at full volume on an endless loop: “STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!” Which means that my fear always made predictably boring decisions...”
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August 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Advice for writing/life from Liz Gilbert:
“My fear never had anything more interesting or subtle to offer than that one emphatic word, repeated at full volume on an endless loop: “STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!” Which means that my fear always made predictably boring decisions...”
#reading#writing#quote
“My fear never had anything more interesting or subtle to offer than that one emphatic word, repeated at full volume on an endless loop: “STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!” Which means that my fear always made predictably boring decisions...”
#reading#writing#quote
God, I love this quote. I just love how Gilbert invites us to step outside of our fears about our writing, and to just put it out there anyway and see what happens.
Onward, with reckless abandon my fellow writers!
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Onward, with reckless abandon my fellow writers!
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“Just write anything and put it out there with reckless abandon.”
Does the vulnerability of posting your work ever get easier? How Elizabeth Gilbert's wise words are helping me overcome the fear of hitting 'Publish'.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
God, I love this quote. I just love how Gilbert invites us to step outside of our fears about our writing, and to just put it out there anyway and see what happens.
Onward, with reckless abandon my fellow writers!
#writing #writers #booksky
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Onward, with reckless abandon my fellow writers!
#writing #writers #booksky
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Tell me what you're reading currrently, and how you're finding it? I'll start - I'm currently reading To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara, and although I thought it would be quite dense and slow, I'm enjoying it!
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July 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Tell me what you're reading currrently, and how you're finding it? I'll start - I'm currently reading To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara, and although I thought it would be quite dense and slow, I'm enjoying it!
#booksky #books #reading #amreading #readingcommunity
#booksky #books #reading #amreading #readingcommunity
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The books we love when we're young change our lives forever - and so do the people who help us find those books. So here's a huge & heartfelt THANK YOU to all the amazing teachers, librarians, booksellers & everyone else out there who's helping kids find books to read & love! #literacy
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The books we love when we're young change our lives forever - and so do the people who help us find those books. So here's a huge & heartfelt THANK YOU to all the amazing teachers, librarians, booksellers & everyone else out there who's helping kids find books to read & love! #literacy
Our relationships are reflections of our own self-worth.
In my first Substack article, I look at how the final break-up conversation with my ex helped me realise that I'd been accepting a love that was less than I deserved.
#books #bookreview #personalessay #booksky
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In my first Substack article, I look at how the final break-up conversation with my ex helped me realise that I'd been accepting a love that was less than I deserved.
#books #bookreview #personalessay #booksky
substack.com/@monireads/n...
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
A brief reflection on this beautiful quote from The Perks of Being a Wallflower
substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our relationships are reflections of our own self-worth.
In my first Substack article, I look at how the final break-up conversation with my ex helped me realise that I'd been accepting a love that was less than I deserved.
#books #bookreview #personalessay #booksky
substack.com/@monireads/n...
In my first Substack article, I look at how the final break-up conversation with my ex helped me realise that I'd been accepting a love that was less than I deserved.
#books #bookreview #personalessay #booksky
substack.com/@monireads/n...
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“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.”
― Emily Dickinson
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― Emily Dickinson
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July 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.”
― Emily Dickinson
#Booksky #books #wrting #writer #blueskyartshow #Quote #writingcommunity #amwriting #inspiration #writingroom #word #EmilyDickinson
― Emily Dickinson
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