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Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation

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Peter Cabot Gets Lost (The Cabots, #2) by Cat Sebastian

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This would all be easier if he weren’t so—handsome wasn’t quite the word. He was interesting to look at, in a way that made Peter never want to look away.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

by Anita Loos

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The Message

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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“But no man would sacrifice his honor for the one he loves."

"It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.”
― Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

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“White shouldn't be the default any more than straight should be the default. There shouldn't even be a default.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

tags: glbt

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“Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne

tags: inspirational

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“This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

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“You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There's still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don't think he knows.”
― S.E. Hinton

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