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The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George

The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen by Nella Larsen

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

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“Never make love to a woman who is bad with stained glass,” the emperor said solemnly, giving no indication of humorous intent. “Such a woman is an ignorant shrew.”
― Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence

tags: humor, inspirational

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“All that we don’t know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing.”
― Philip Roth

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“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

tags: books, love, reading

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