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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk

by Kathleen Rooney (Goodreads Author)

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

by Oliver Sacks

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“Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.”
― Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped

tags: beauty, ebullience, enthusiasm, individuality, life, people

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“Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

tags: life

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“She knew down to her bones that her world had changed and she had received no explanation, nothing to grasp onto, to understand.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

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