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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

by Robert A. Heinlein

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The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis

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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

by Eliezer Yudkowsky (Goodreads Author)

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Denise’s Quotes

“There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
― Shel Silverstein, Every Thing on It

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“To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.”
― Robert Graves

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“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
― Ray Bradbury

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“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me),
It's always our self we find in the sea.”
― e.e. cummings, 100 Selected Poems

tags: water

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“Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness.”
― Italo Calvino

tags: melancholy

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