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Alexandra

Alexandra’s Bookshelves

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mystery-thriller‎ (50)
audiobooks‎ (33)
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five-stars‎ (24)

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thriller‎ (15)
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Alexandra’s Quotes

“The world is full of small ignorances. We must all do our best to ignore them and thereby keep them small, don't you think”
― Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

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“...I tell myself it does not matter what one reads--favorite authors, particular themes--as long as we read something. It is not even important to own the books.”
― Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

tags: books, reading

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“To oppose something is to maintain it.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

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“I believe there is a great deal too much mutual confession going on today, as if sharing one’s problems somehow makes them go away. All it really does, of course, is increase the number of people who have to worry about a particular issue.”
― Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

tags: humor, major-pettigrew-s-last-stand

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