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Monica
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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“Quite often somebody will say, 'What year do your books take place?' and the only answer I can give is, in childhood.”
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“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
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Ask Suzanne Rindell - Thursday, March 6th!
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Ask Austin Kleon - Thursday, March 13th!
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Art, Biography, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Psychology, Self help, and Travel
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