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C. Janelle

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C. Janelle’s Quotes

“What destroys us most effectively is not a malign fate but our own capacity for self-deception and for degrading our own best self.”
― George Eliot

tags: self

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“What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?”
― George Eliot, Middlemarch

tags: distrust, loneliness

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“Selfish— a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice.”
― George Eliot

tags: selfishness

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“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
The world would split open.”
― Muriel Rukeyser

tags: honesty, lies, stories, truth, women

321 likes

“Which is worse? Killing with hate or killing without hate?”
― Elie Wiesel

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C. Janelle’s Groups

Sisters Book Club (SBC) — 16 members — last activity Jul 24, 2017 05:35PM
SBC started when my sister and I accidentally created a long-distance book club. We called it "Sisters Book Club" because she and I are sisters not be ...more

The Classics Club — 246 members — last activity Jul 02, 2023 12:46PM
This group is made up of members of the Classics Book Club. Members who happen to be part of Goodreads can meet here to share links, post reviews, etc ...more

Unitarian Universalists — 186 members — last activity Sep 27, 2018 02:42AM
A discussion group for Unitarian Universalists, UU friends, and people interested in Unitarian Universalism. (For more about Unitarian Universalism, v ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26731 members — last activity Nov 20, 2024 05:51AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The next challenge begins January 2 ...more

Appointment With Agatha — 338 members — last activity 5 hours, 51 min ago
We are reading and discussing all of Agatha Christie's full-length novels, one per month in order of publication, starting in October, 2020, as well a ...more

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