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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

The Autobiography of James T. Kirk by David A. Goodman

The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

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Joseph ’s Quotes

“For a certain kind of person there is literally nothing nicer than eating breakfast by yourself on a moving train with a good book.”
― Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow

tags: bibliophiles, books, locomotives, reading, trains

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“Fire is a powerful thing. It cleanses as it destroys- and it brings light to darkness.”
― Patricia Briggs, Burn Bright

tags: fire

5 likes

“I never found a book that did not have at least a little magic in it”
― William Ritter, The Dire King

tags: jackaby

35 likes

“...Jonathan is an old friend from Unstable."
Connolly frowns. "Does he have a magical power?"
"He doesn't need one." I take out my phone. "He's a librarian.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Cursed Luck

tags: librarian, magic

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“I've always said, stuff the engagement ring! Just build me a really big library.”
― Emma Watson

tags: library, love, marriage, romance

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