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Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah

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Toni’s Quotes

“Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.”
― Maya Angelou

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“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

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“Wit is the unexpected copulation of ideas.”
― Patrick O'Brian, The Hundred Days

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“Something Mama liked to say: “I love Jesus, but some of his representatives sure make my ass tired.”
― Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

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