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On Marriage and Concupiscence

by Augustine of Hippo

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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

by Tamim Ansary (Goodreads Author)

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Paradise Lost

by John Milton

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Irene ’s Quotes

“The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

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“Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

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“People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.”
― Neil Gaiman

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“If faces were different when lit from above or below -- what was a face? What was anything?”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

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“When the first living thing existed, I was there waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job will be finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country

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