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Magpie

by Georgia Hill (Goodreads Author)

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Thistlemarsh

by Moorea Corrigan (Goodreads Author)

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A Saint a Day: A 365-Day Devotional Featuring Christian Saints (True Stories of Faith)

by Meredith Hinds

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Charla’s Notes & Highlights

The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe

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The nature of hope is curious to me. It can sustain us through the darkest of times. It can buoy us above every reasonable expectation of despair. Yet hope can shatter us just as readily as the darkness can. People refer to it as false ...more

The Bookbinder

by Pip Williams

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The Storyteller's Secret

by Sejal Badani

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Charla’s Quotes

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

tags: books, learning, love, serenity

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“Peace begins with a smile..”
― Mother Teresa

tags: inspirational, peace, smile, smiling

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
― George Eliot

tags: inspirational, misattributed, source-unknown

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