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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)

by Joe Haldeman

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The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

by T.J. Stiles

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Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, And Meaning

by Leland M. Roth

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Broc’s Quotes

“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

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“She'll come, if not today, then tomorrow, but she'll find me. That's the cursed romanticism of all these pure hearts! Oh the vileness, oh the stupidity, oh the narrowness, of these rotten, sentimental souls”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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“When you’re surrounded by endless possibilities, one of the hardest things you can do is pass them up.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

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