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Arousa is Currently Reading

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Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude

by Napoleon Hill

bookshelves: currently-reading, mental-health, nonfiction

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Jul 04, 2026 10:44AM

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The Second Death of Locke (The Hand and the Heart, #1)

by V.L. Bovalino (Goodreads Author)

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The Poet Empress

by Shen Tao (Goodreads Author)

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Arousa’s Notes & Highlights

Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino

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In class we say That’s too on the nose when someone has written a story or a scene where exactly what you think should happen does happen. Or when the events are too perfect or precise. But in real life we have a hard time recognizing ...more

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The Sea of Tranquility

by Katja Millay

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Making Faces

by Amy Harmon

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Arousa’s Quotes

“Life blooms in second chances.”
― Kim Holden, So Much More

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“Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.”
― Thomas Otway

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“No doubt I shall go on writing, stumbling across tundras of unmeaning, planting words like bloody flags in my wake....”
― Alexander Trocchi

tags: words, writing

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“Love is strange when you think about it. It comes out of nowhere. There’s no logic to it. It’s not methodical. It’s not scientific. It’s pure emotion and passion. And emotion and passion can be beautiful, because they fuel love. I’m”
― Kim Holden, So Much More

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