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You Against Me

by Jenny Downham

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Hemlock Grove

by Brian McGreevy (Goodreads Author)

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Nov 22, 2013 10:20PM

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Battle Royale

by Koushun Takami

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“Loving someone always requires you to not love others.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

tags: love, survival

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“The best way to not get your heart broken, is pretending you don't have one.”
― Charlie Sheen

tags: broken, heart, pretend

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“I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available. If you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.”
― Charlie Sheen

tags: drugs

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“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.”
― Robert Frost

tags: afflictions, on-writing, poetry

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“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

tags: friendship

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