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“There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death.”
― Metropolitan Life
― Metropolitan Life
“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“I am not young enough to know everything.”
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“manuscripts don't burn" - "(рукописи не горят)”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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