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When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Little Women by Louisa May Alcott A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
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Barbara’s Quotes

Albert Einstein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe
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Eleanor Roosevelt
“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
tags: accomplishment, attributed-no-source, be-yourself, conformity, individuality
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul
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Bernard M. Baruch
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch
tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter
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Cress by Marissa MeyerBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Paranormal, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult


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