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King Sorrow

by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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― Isaac Asimov

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― George Orwell

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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