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Jk is Currently Reading

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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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read in November 2015

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The Island King (Strange Eden, #2)

by Gina Giordano (Goodreads Author)

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Jk’s Notes & Highlights

Takers by Jake Troxell

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He watched the bonfire’s smoke rise into the sky and wondering if his dad was being cremated as he sat there.

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Jk’s Quotes

“Relief is happiness for those who, otherwise, would have no happiness.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Hazards of Time Travel

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“Grief was not a line, carrying you infinitely further from loss. You never knew when you would be sling-shot backward into its grip. —”
― Brit Bennett, The Mothers

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“When you want to feel better, call something a piece of shit. It usually works.”
― Stephen King, Revival

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“It's awfully easy to rush into a profession you don't really like, and awfully hard to get out of it.”
― Willa Cather, O Pioneers!

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“Isn't bravery always sort of beautiful?”
― Stephen King, Lisey's Story

tags: beautiful, brave, bravery, courageous, lisey-s-story, soul, stephen-king

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