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Raylene

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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

by Jia Tolentino (Goodreads Author)

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The Day I Became a Runner: A Women's History of India through the Lens of Sport

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Broken Promises: Caste, Crime and Politics in Bihar

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Raylene’s Notes & Highlights

Milk Teeth by Amrita Mahale

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It was easy to believe that a mother’s love was unconditional, which made it alright to challenge her, correct her, laugh at her. Fathers were more complicated. Their love, once earned, had to be sustained. It had to be sheltered from the ...more

Bombay Balchao

by Jane Borges

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Beartown (Beartown, #1)

by Fredrik Backman

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Raylene’s Quotes

“I have a terrible wanderthirst; the very sight of a map makes me want to put on my hat and take an umbrella and start. I
shall see before I die the palms and temples of the South.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs

tags: inspirational, traveler

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“It's much more entertaining to live books than to write them.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs

tags: books, daddy-long-legs, judy-abott

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“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: reading

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“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit.
It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs

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