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The Chocolate Cure (Love at the Chocolate Shop, #4) by Roxanne Snopek

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“I know enough,” he said simply, and then closed his eyes. “Somewhere between too little and too much, that’s where perfect lives. That’s you, Maddie.”

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“Home is where my habits have a habitat”
― Fiona Apple

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“What I love most about my home is who I share it with.”
― Tad Carpenter

tags: family, home, love

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“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
― Sarah Williams

tags: night, poetry

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“The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.”
― H. P. Lovecraft

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“The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams

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