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Gina

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Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy

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The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod

by Henry Beston

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A Thousand Acres

by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author)

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Gina ’s Quotes

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

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“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, inspirational

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“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

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