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Rules of Civility

by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author)

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“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.”
― J.K. Rowling

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― Arnold Bennett, A Man from the North

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when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome.”
― Derek Walcott, Sea Grapes

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― Daphne du Maurier

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