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The Iliad

by Homer

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"This newest translation got my attention. I've tried two others, never finished. Here's hoping...
The book itself is maybe the nicest book I own! Norton had A LOT of confidence in it! It's gorgeous!" — Jul 15, 2026 05:08AM

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Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches

by Tim Matheson

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Happier Here With You

by Amy Gail Hansen (Goodreads Author)

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Book cover for Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #2)

Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #2) by Anthony Trollope

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How much kinder is God to us than we are willing to be to ourselves!

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Jennifer’s Quotes

“Maybe we get the endings we deserve. Or maybe the endings we practice.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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“But like you, I was made carefully, by a God who loved what He saw.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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“Another way to say it is that everybody is dying and going to die of something. And if you’re not spending your life on the stuff you believe, then what are you even doing? What is the point of the whole thing?”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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“A patchwork story is the shame of a refugee.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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“When the immigrants came to America, they thought the streets would be paved with gold. But when they got here, they realized three things: 1. The streets were not paved with gold. 2. The streets were not paved at all. 3. They were the ones expected to do the paving.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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