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Magical Midlife Madness (Leveling Up, #1)

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The Elephant Whisperer

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!

tags: comedy, life, yourself

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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

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