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Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)

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Letters to Milena

by Franz Kafka

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Book cover for The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor – A New York Times Bestseller with Timeless Lessons on Gratitude and Hope

The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor – A New York Times Bestseller with Timeless Lessons on Gratitude and Hope by Eddie Jaku

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This is the most important thing I have ever learned: the greatest thing you will ever do is be loved by another person. I cannot emphasise this enough, especially to young people. Without friendship, a human being is lost. A friend is ...more

Alyson’s Quotes

“If you look at the person someone chooses to have a relationship with, you’ll see what they think of themselves.”
― Carrie Fisher, The Princess Diarist

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“I think time really is a medicine but, sometimes, it’s hard to know how to swallow that medicine”
― Kim Jonghyun

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“Geeks are smart and talented and passionate. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.”
― Sandhya Menon, From Twinkle, with Love

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“It's their failure, my little Anna, not yours. Men who try to understand the world without the help of children are like men who try to bake bread without the help of yeast.”
― Gavriel Savit

tags: 2016-book-releases, anna-and-the-swallow-man, fiction, friendship, gavriel-savit, historical-fiction, knopf-book-for-young-readers, survival, war, wisdom

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“I think it’s okay to feel lost in your life. I think it’s okay not to reach that final goal (in your life). You may earn things while being lost or could make something out of it through the emotions you feel. I think it should be your judgement. You don’t have to make someone else judge the satisfaction of your life. I hope that you don’t feel too anxious about feeling lost in your life.”
― Kim Jonghyun

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