Barbara Pereira

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Barbara Pereira is currently reading

A History of Britain in 21 Women

by Jenni Murray

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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

by Julia Cameron

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Barbara’s Notes & Highlights

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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

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I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea. Both of these events shaped me, and I would not trade them for an ordinary and peaceful life.

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Barbara’s Quotes

“Love is a great beautifier.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

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“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

tags: inspirational, play, work

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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: dreams, life

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“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: bad, charming, good, tedious

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