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Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)

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In Memoriam

by Alice Winn (Goodreads Author)

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Mỹ Documents

by Kevin Nguyen (Goodreads Author)

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layla’s Notes & Highlights

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Haunt. You’ve heard me say this word a lot. It is never enough for the reader of your words to be convinced. The goal is to haunt—to have them think about your words before bed, see them manifest in their dreams, tell their partner about ...more

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

by Anita Loos

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Sailor's Delight

by Rose Lerner

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layla’s Quotes

“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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“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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“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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