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Franky is Currently Reading

Franky is currently reading

Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories

by Flannery O'Connor

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026-reading-challenge, classics, gothic, literary, literary-fiction, short-stories, southern-gothic, southern

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— Apr 16, 2026 06:23PM

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The Confessions of S. Augustine

by Augustine of Hippo

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Franky’s Quotes

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

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“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, truth

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“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: books, children

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

tags: life

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