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Elphie: A Wicked Childhood

by Gregory Maguire

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

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“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings

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