J. Kenyarta
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ROSARIO
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The Enemy She Knows
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MISFIRE
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“If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.”
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“YOU MUST BE AWAKE WHEN OTHERS ARE ASLEEP, IF YOU ARE TO GET TO THE TOP”
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“I said, "The children wanted to know what life was like."
Junior said, “They [the children] don’t have any idea how rough it was.”
(George responds)“Or how good it was either! People forget that a picture ain’t made from just one color. Life ain’t all good or all bad. It’s full of everything.”
― Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98
Junior said, “They [the children] don’t have any idea how rough it was.”
(George responds)“Or how good it was either! People forget that a picture ain’t made from just one color. Life ain’t all good or all bad. It’s full of everything.”
― Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98
“Life is so good, and it gets better every day.”
― Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98
― Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98
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Majenta wrote: "Hello, J.! Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend and I hope you'll have a great week! Yes, I'm reading THE ENEMY SHE KNOWS--I started it a while ago, anyway and I like it so far! Keep readin..."Oh, awesome! Thank you so for much for reading! I'm so glad you are enjoying the novel and look forward to hearing your final thoughts! You are sincerely appreciated, friend! Have a beautiful week!













































