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The Great Wherever

by Shannon Sanders

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Lady Macbeth

by Ava Reid (Goodreads Author)

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The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

by Samantha Shannon (Goodreads Author)

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Alissa’s Quotes

“When one woman doesn't speak, other women get hurt.”
― Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

tags: abuse, hurt, pain, voice, women

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“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

tags: courage, creativity, empowerment, independence, inspirational-stories, self-confidence, self-realization

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi

tags: change, cleverness, misattributed, self, wisdom, world

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