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Franky is Currently Reading

Franky is currently reading

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

by Charles Dickens

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026-reading-challenge, classics, gothic, historical-fiction, mystery, victorian

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Alaska

by James A. Michener

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2025-reading-challenge, classics, adventure, historical-fiction, history, alaska, man-vs-nature, travel, 2026-reading-challenge, american-dream, survival

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Franky’s Quotes

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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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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“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

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: friend, honesty

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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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