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Pineapple Street

by Jenny Jackson (Goodreads Author)

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"Really dragging my feet through this one. If I’m being completely honest, I’m not that entertained, can I call this boredom?" — Jul 11, 2023 06:50PM

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Sprout117’s Quotes

“A bit of trash now and then is good for the severest reader. It provides the necessary roughage in the literary diet.”
― Phyllis McGinley

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“Nature is cruel. Isn't that right, Daddy? Every living thing has to die. And they're still beautiful. Now they'll stay that way.”
― Kate Morton, The Lake House

tags: beauty, beauty-in-nature, cruel-beauty, death, eternal-beauty

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“Don't ever pray for love and health, Mother said. Or money. If G-d hears what you really want he will not give it to you. Guaranteed. When my father left my mother said, get down on your knees and pray for spoons”
― Jennifer Clement, Prayers for the Stolen

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“Letting go and giving up are not the same thing.”
― Kristen Armstrong

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“I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.”
― Dave Barry

tags: humor, humour

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