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The Stand

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Reading for the 2nd time

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Shivers

by Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author)

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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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“Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.”
― Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson

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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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“But Uncle Gavin says it don't take many words to tell the sum of any human experience; that somebody has already done it in eight: He was born, he suffered and he died.”
― William Faulkner, Knight's Gambit

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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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“Reverend was right about one thing: people always want a reason for the bad things in life. Sometimes there ain't one.”
― Stephen King, Revival

tags: death, grief-and-loss, religion

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