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The Marriage Portrait

by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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The Haar

by David Sodergren (Goodreads Author)

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House of Salt and Sorrows (Sisters of the Salt, #1)

by Erin A. Craig (Goodreads Author)

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“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
― Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

tags: inspirational, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, women

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“Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.”
― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

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“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: belief, death, ideals, martyr, truth

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“We live for books. A sweet mission in this world dominated by disorder and decay.”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

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“You're a bitter man," said Candide.
That's because I've lived," said Martin.”
― Voltaire, Candide

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