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The Casual Vacancy

by J.K. Rowling

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The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

by Wright Thompson

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Rose’s Quotes

“And after that trip, I'll have to come up with another plan. As long as there are plans, there's life.”
― Hendrik Groen

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“His philosophy: the only point of being alive is to kill time as pleasantly as possible.”
― Hendrik Groen, The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old

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“Granny then said the real trick of life was that almost no one is entirely a shit and almost no one is entirely not a shit. The hard part of life is keeping as much on the not-a-shit side as one can.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

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“We don't beat people to death in this leaseholders' association.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

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“Two beds down, a woman was with her husband who had just come out of surgery. All she talked about for half an hour was herself, especially her own ailments. I did something I’d never have dared to do before. I asked her, “Hadn’t you better trade places with him?”
― Hendrik Groen, The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old

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