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The Year of the Barbarian (Dragonfly Trilogy #1)

by Elizabeth Ann Boyles (Goodreads Author)

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom

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“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

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