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The End of Illness

by David B. Agus

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)

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Cleopatra and Frankenstein

by Coco Mellors (Goodreads Author)

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“A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: libraries, reading

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“Yeah, but I guess sometimes it's easier to take responsibility for the dead instead of the living. The rest of us have to look after them, Harry. The living. After all, that's the responsibility that drives us.”
― Jo Nesbø, Cockroaches

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“Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You'll find what you need to find. Just read.”
― Neil Gaiman

tags: books, inspirational, reading

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“I'm Baptist. So far, Fast or Never is the only speeds I got with forgiving.”
― Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky

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“Still, the question remained. Was he straitjacket strange or just go-off-by-yourself-at-recess-and-put-bugs-in-your-nose strange?”
― Clare Vanderpool, Navigating Early

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