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The Map of Love

by Ahdaf Soueif

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The History of the Snowman: From the Ice Age to the Flea Market

by Bob Eckstein (Goodreads Author)

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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

by Michael Wolff

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“... it occurred to me that never again would he be seven years, one month and six days old, so we had better catch these moments while we can.”
― Bill Bryson, I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away

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“You backbiting, poisonous, treacherous, deceitful, wicked, clever girl. If this works I'll buy you a pony.”
― Jim Butcher, Summer Knight

tags: elaine-mallory, harry-dresden, humor

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“In art as in lovemaking, heartfelt ineptitude has its appeal and so does heartless skill, but what you want is passionate virtuosity.”
― John Barth

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“You got to be ready to die every day - then you got a chance.”
― Daniel Woodrell, Winter's Bone

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