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The Secret History by Donna Tartt Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Normal People by Sally Rooney Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Wedding People by Alison Espach Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
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“It’s got to be a pretty boring life, hasn’t it, being a hat?
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Shirley Jackson
“Oh Constance, we are so happy.”
― Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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J.K. Rowling
“Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Shirley Jackson
“All cat stories start with this statement: "My mother, who was the first cat, told me this...”
― Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
tags: cats
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J.K. Rowling
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
tags: dreams, life
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J.K. Rowling
“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
tags: dumbledore, magic, music, power-of-music
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