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Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger

by Lama Rod Owens

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North Woods

by Daniel Mason (Goodreads Author)

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Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City

by Antero Pietila

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Gwen’s Notes & Highlights

The Employees by Olga Ravn

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I don’t know if I’m human anymore. Am I human? Does it say in your files what I am?

Burn Down Master's House

by Clay Cane

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Beasts of the Sea

by Iida Turpeinen

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Gwen’s Quotes

“It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time...The losses are what define a man's faith.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

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“...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

tags: leadership, perseverance

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“It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

tags: books, humor, reading

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“Good men don't become legends," he said quietly.
"Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

tags: honor, integrity, moral-courage

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“Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages

tags: balance, finding-yourself, inspirational, need, satisfaction, truth, want, who-we-are

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