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The Pleasures of the Damned

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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M. Sapolsky

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Book cover for The Naked Don't Fear the Water: A Journey Through the Refugee Underground

The Naked Don't Fear the Water: A Journey Through the Refugee Underground by Matthieu Aikins

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a clarion announcing universal freedom of movement—a dream for some, and a nightmare for others.

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“We’re fools whether we dance or not -- so we might as well dance.”
― Peter Atkins, Life Is Short And So Is This Book

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“I am starting to think that maybe memories are like this dessert. I eat it, and it becomes a part of me, whether I remember it later or not.”
― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients

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