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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author)

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― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

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― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

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“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.”
― Stephen King, Storm of the Century

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