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The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris An Abundance of Katherines by John Green A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Night by Elie Wiesel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick The Shining by Stephen King Looking for Alaska by John Green The October Country by Ray Bradbury The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
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Risa’s Quotes

Alfred Tennyson
“I am a part of all that I have met.”
― Alfred Tennyson, The Complete Poetical Works of Tennyson
tags: attitude, inspirational
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
tags: inspirational
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I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
― Sarah Williams
tags: night, poetry
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Alexander Pope
“Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”
― Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock
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François Rabelais
“I go to seek a Great Perhaps.”
― François Rabelais
tags: death, french-renaissance-writer, john-green, last-words, life, looking-for-alaska, meaning-of-life, miles-halter
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Biography, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult


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