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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 1984 by George Orwell The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett Charm City by Laura Lippman Walking on Glass by Iain Banks The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Becket by Jean Anouilh
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“I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world, to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen.”
― J.G. Ballard
tags: imagination, immortality
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