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Mj is Currently Reading

Mj Zander is currently reading

The Red and the Black

by Stendhal

bookshelves: currently-reading, french, drama, historical, reread

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read in November 2017

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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

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Mj’s Quotes

“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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“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
― Aldous Huxley, Music at Night and Other Essays

tags: music

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: books, reading

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

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“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
― Stephen King, Different Seasons

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