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A Visit from the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author)

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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― Frank Zappa

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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

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“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
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