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Amanda Nelson (The Midtown Reader)

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Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister (Goodreads Author)

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Famous Last Words

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Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison

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Amanda’s Quotes

“Pay attention, follow the directions, use good ingredients, practice technique, share with friends, and voila! Happiness abounds!”
― Louise Miller, The Late Bloomers' Club

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“The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence; and it makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.”
― William Bolitho

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“I take a length of cloth and hold it to my head - a wedding veil. I do not regret the days of make-believe, but for every time I played at bride I should have played at goddess, river, warrior queen”
― Joy McCullough, Blood Water Paint

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“He hadn’t left her for something better, but for something new.”
― Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers

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“Perhaps it would be a good idea if everyone just stopped writing for a couple of years and allowed readers to catch up.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

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