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The Correspondent

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Things My Son Needs to Know About The World by Fredrik Backman

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So find someone who doesn’t love you for the person you are, but despite the person you are. And when you’re standing there, in the storage section at IKEA, don’t focus too much on the furniture. Focus on the fact that you’ve actually found ...more

My Friends

by Fredrik Backman

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Annihilation of Caste

by B.R. Ambedkar

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“It's wrong what they say about the past, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

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“The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.”
― Lester Bangs

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“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

tags: fair, life

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“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
― Lorraine Hansberry

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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