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The Age of Miracles

by Karen Thompson Walker (Goodreads Author)

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"Fascinating concept!" — Dec 30, 2025 06:37PM

Dec 30, 2025 06:37PM

“A very wise dog woman once told me that dogs find owners, not the other way around. They pick you and they choose to stay with you. In that way, they are also giving you the end of their life. The deeper the bond, the harder it is to say good-bye. I know I’d rather have any amount of time with a dog I love and suffer the mourning than not have the time at all.”
― Julie Klam, You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness

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“You know the most dangerous man in America? Black man with a library card.”
― Nicholas Petrie, Burning Bright

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“Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.”
― John Lennon

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“My greatest fear was appearing stupid; a fear I will carry with me for the rest of my life—a tattoo across my forehead only I can see. All I wanted was to be invisible.”
― Sarah Vallance, Prognosis: A Memoir of My Brain

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