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My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)

by Elena Ferrante

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My Friends by Fredrik Backman

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You never get over death. Not if you’re someone who loves.

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“If you want to achieve what no one else can, you have to do what no one else wants to do.”
― Fredrik Backman, The Winners

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“Never underestimate the passion of a lonely mind.”
― Rachel Kadish, The Weight of Ink

tags: thought-provoking

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“Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge—it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” Hansu never told him to study, but rather to learn, and it occurred to Noa that there was a marked difference. Learning was like playing, not labor.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

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“If a man has to say trust me, Gogu conveyed, it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you know without words.”
― Juliet Marillier, Wildwood Dancing

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“I like giving life. Sowing, watering, harvesting. And starting again every year. I like life just as it is today. Bathed in sunshine. I like being at the essence of things.”
― Valérie Perrin, Fresh Water for Flowers

tags: inspirational-attitude

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