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I Who Have Never Known Men

by Jacqueline Harpman

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Gurj’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling

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“You see, the prophecy does not mean you have to do anything! But the prophecy caused Lord Voldemort to mark you as his equal. . . . In other words, you are free to choose your way, quite free to turn your back on the prophecy! But ...more

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Gurj’s Quotes

“Only years of practice will teach you the mysteries and bold certainty of a real gardener, who treads at random, yet tramples on nothing.”
― Karel Čapek

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“It's crazy how sometimes you have to be destroyed to be made anew.”
― Rh Sin

tags: character, depression, development, growth, life, sadness, strength

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“A smile is the universal welcome.”
― Max Eastman, The Sense of Humor

tags: smile, welcome

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“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.”
― Ossie Davis

tags: art, power

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“The idea came to me complete from start to finish – a most unusual occurrence, as any writer will tell you, for ordinarily a story has to be struggled with, changed around and mixed up.”
― Philip Van Doren Stern

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