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The Merciless King of Moore High

by Lily Sparks (Goodreads Author)

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The Secret World of Denisovans: The Epic Story of the Ancient Cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals

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"I think I just can't handle a lot of this at once. Ignatius Reilly is SO repellent, spending too much time with him makes me upset about humanity." — Jan 07, 2014 08:42AM

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“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

tags: body, doctrine, ethics, law, morality, principles, religion, soul, steadfastness, temptation

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“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”
― A.A. Milne

tags: live-in-the-moment, optimism

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