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Sam is Currently Reading

Sam Sigelakis-Minski is currently reading

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, #1)

by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)

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Murder at Gulls Nest (Nora Breen Investigates, #1)

by Jess Kidd (Goodreads Author)

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Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

by Agatha Christie

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Sam’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Little Lost Library (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #7)

The Little Lost Library (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #7) by Ellery Adams

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“If your house were burning down and you could take away one thing, what would it be?” “I’d take the fire.” —Jean Cocteau, interviewed by André Fraigneau

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Sam’s Quotes

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

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“Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

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“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

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“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

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