Roxanne (The Novel Sanctuary)

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Junie

by Erin Crosby Eckstine (Goodreads Author)

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Central America's Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration

by Aviva Chomsky

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Roxanne’s Quotes

“When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better. ”
― Mae West

tags: goodness, sexuality, virtue

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“Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo:
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera,

sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres,
tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecho es mía,
tan cerca que se cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.”
― Pablo Neruda, The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems

tags: love, poetry

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“Humans often assumed symmetry and equality where none existed.”
― Robert Galbraith, The Cuckoo's Calling

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“To be a real man or woman, you've got to know what you believe in. You've got to understand that your actions have consequences and that they are connected to everything that you are.”
― Sister Souljah

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Hey guys! So this is a group that will correspond with the Bibliophile Gathering Read Alongs from the blog Bibliophile Gathering. We'll post discussio ...more

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