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Alyssa is Currently Reading

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Lucy Undying

by Kiersten White (Goodreads Author)

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Black Sheep

by Rachel Harrison

bookshelves: currently-reading, audiobook, female-protagonist, horror, mystery

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When She Flies

by Lee Winter (Goodreads Author)

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Alyssa’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Dragonoak: Gall and Wormwood (Dragonoak, #3)

Dragonoak: Gall and Wormwood (Dragonoak, #3) by Sam Farren

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Varn could’ve stabbed someone out of excitement.

Varn is such a cheerful soul.

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Alyssa’s Quotes

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“To be bitter is to attribute intent and personality to the formless, infinite, unchanging and unchangeable void. We drift on a chartless, resistless sea. Let us sing when we can, and forget the rest..”
― H.P. Lovecraft

tags: letters, moving-on

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“Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.”
― Albert Camus

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“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

tags: humor

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“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”
― Albert Camus

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