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Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War

by Lynne Olson (Goodreads Author)

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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

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“There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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“There is more beauty in truth, even if it is a dreadful beauty. The storytellers at the city gate twist life so that it looks sweet to the lazy and the stupid and the weak, and this only strengthens their infirmities and teaches nothing, cures nothing, nor does it let the heart soar.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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“My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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