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Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)

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Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) by James S.A. Corey

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It’d be a better world if there was always at least one right answer instead of a basket of fucked.”

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Nemesis Games (Expanse #5)

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“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
― Charles Bukowski, Barfly

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“Day and night I always dream with open eyes.”
― Jose Marti

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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

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“Like my grandmother always said, “Your opinions are valid and important. Unless it’s some stupid bullshit you’re being shitty about, in which case you can just go fuck yourself.”
― Jenny Lawson, Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

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“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
― Albert Einstein

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