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House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author)

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Book cover for The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) by N.K. Jemisin

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The city continues to spite itself, despite itself.

The Overstory

by Richard Powers

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Mary’s Quotes

“Humor (is) the process that allows one to brush reality aside when it gets too distressing.”
― André Breton, Anthology of Black Humor

tags: humor, reality

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“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., A Man Without a Country

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“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: dreams

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“Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.”
― Ben Franklin

tags: inspirational, proverb

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“I have this disease late at night sometimes, involving alcohol and the telephone. I get drunk, and I drive my wife away with a breath like mustard gas and roses. And then, speaking gravely and elegantly into the telephone, I ask the telephone operators to connect me with this friend or that one, from whom I have not heard in years.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

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