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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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“Time is the longest distance between two places.”
― Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

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