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Jane Austen
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Chaim Potok
“Something that is yours forever is never precious”
Chaim Potok, My Name Is Asher Lev

Arthur Conan Doyle
“You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Jhumpa Lahiri
“Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination.”
Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies

William Faulkner
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

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Jason
1,038 books | 662 friends

Craig T...
58 books | 139 friends

Lucia
1,194 books | 18 friends

Julie
312 books | 169 friends

Reka
1,037 books | 231 friends

Alicia ...
46 books | 134 friends

Derri
22 books | 13 friends

Dov Eme...
4 books | 1 friend

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