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The Soul of a Woman

by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author)

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Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver

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The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

by Griffin Dunne

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Heather’s Quotes

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

tags: inspirational, misattributed, source-unknown

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

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“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
― Mark Twain

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

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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

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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