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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

by Bryn Greenwood (Goodreads Author)

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The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy, #1)

by Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)

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“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
― Albert Einstein

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“I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

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“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

tags: humor, obvious, simile

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“We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.”
― David Sedaris, Naked

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