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Phoenix Rises

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	Silent Noise 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Characters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Complete Tales of Henry James, Volume 1 of 12

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Phoenix’s Quotes

“Joy is my character,
tis the fault of Voltaire.
Misery is my trousseau,
tis the fault of Rousseau.

Gavroche”
― Victor Hugo

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“After all the talk about the end of the world the irony was that it actually happened.”
― Michael J. Seidlinger, The Sky Conducting

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“It's fierce, an' it's wild, an' it's not bothered about anybody, not even about me right. And that's why it's great.”
― Barry Hines, A Kestrel for a Knave

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“Look, there's Billy Casper there wi' his pet hawk. I could shout at 'em; it's not a pet, Sir, hawks are not pets. Or when folks stop me and say, "Is it tame?" Is it heck tame, it's trained that's all. It's fierce, and it's wild, an' it's not bothered about anybody, not even about me right. And that's why it's great.”
― Barry Hines, A Kestrel for a Knave

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