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The Romantic

by William Boyd

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Apr 08, 2025 02:04AM

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride (Goodreads Author)

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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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“The aim is to balance the terror of being alive with the wonder of being alive.”
― Carlos Castaneda

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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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“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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