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Leah Murphy

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Leah’s Notes & Highlights

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

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Mwanzo is the word in Swahili for “beginnings.” But sometimes everything has to end first and the bottom drop out and every light fizzle and die before a proper beginning can come along.

This quote sums up the basis of this novel perfectly.

Leah’s Quotes

“Have you ever noticed how ‘What the hell’ is always the right decision to make?”
― Terry Johnson, Insignificance

tags: humor, misattributed-to-marilyn-monroe, philosophy

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