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The House That Joy Built

by Holly Ringland

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Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark

by Julia Baird

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Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

by Joe Dispenza

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Monique’s Quotes

“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: aesthetics, appreciation, hidden-things

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“It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: psychology

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“People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: advice

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“It is perfectly monstrous,' he said, at last, 'the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: a-woman-of-no-importance, humor, oscar-wilde, truth

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