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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

by John Green (Goodreads Author)

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The Village Beyond the Mist

by Sachiko Kashiwaba

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The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi

by Lou Reed

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“This cycle of consumption we are all part of will eventually destroy our planet—but it doesn’t have to destroy the relationship you have with whomever you leave behind.”
― Margareta Magnusson, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

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“The boat was a type called an Optimist dinghy. It is a beginner's boat. If that little boat had been able to speak, no one would have believed all the stories it could have told: tales of victory and defeat, tales of oceans and islands and fjords it had brought its occupants to.”
― Margareta Magnusson, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

tags: boat, boating, dinghy, sailing

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“they were no longer quite sure what they should be laughing at or objecting to.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

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“Only count the happy moments, and forget the ones that cause you sorrow.”
― Margareta Magnusson, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

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“It doesn’t matter where you live, here or in your beloved Europe; you’ll always be imitating them; you’ll always be groveling.”

“If I’m happy, that’s all I care about.”

“You can go now!” shouted Blue. “And know this: People who seek only happiness never find it.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

tags: happiness

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