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Joan is Currently Reading

Joan is currently reading

Evil Water (Lieutenant Detective Daniel Trokic Mysteries Book 5)

by Inger Wolf (Goodreads Author)

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Nobody Told Me Dragons use Libraries

by Lindsey Devin

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Joan’s Notes & Highlights

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

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.”
― Mother Teresa

tags: paraphrased

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“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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