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Amanda Nelson (The Midtown Reader)

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Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)

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The Women

by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)

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Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister (Goodreads Author)

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Amanda’s Quotes

“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.”
― Michel de Montaigne

tags: friendship, love, marriage

273 likes

“I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin.

I want.”
― Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants

tags: desire, obsession, want

573 likes

“Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.”
― Wally Lamb, She’s Come Undone

354 likes

“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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