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Joan is currently reading

Just Kiss Already

by Lily Chu (Goodreads Author)

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Wolf Hour

by Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)

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Book cover for The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)

The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) by Stieg Larsson

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Joan’s Quotes

“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
― Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Letters

tags: friends, humor, people

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“You want a friend in this city? [Washington, DC.] Get a dog!”
― Harry S. Truman

tags: backstabbing, dogs, egotism, faithfulness, friends, friendship, humor, political-humor, politics, sarcasm

61 likes

“I hope this isn't a real emergency, I only brought one bottle of vodka.”
― Tinsey-Ya Ya's

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“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
― Mother Teresa

tags: happiness

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“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.”
― George S. Patton

tags: herd-mentality, inspiration, patton

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