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The Risk of Infidelity Index: A Vincent Calvino Crime Novel (Vincent Calvino, 1)

by Christopher G. Moore (Goodreads Author)

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Amanda said: " Fun but too violent and sexist for me to whole-heartedly recommend "

Jan 27, 2009 02:46AM · see review

“Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

tags: barbara-kingsolver, the-poisonwood-bible

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“Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you’re good, bad things can still happen. And if you’re bad, you can still be lucky.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

tags: life, unfairness

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“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

tags: hope

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