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Melissa’s favorite books

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Maus II by Art Spiegelman Maus I by Art Spiegelman Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Roots by Alex Haley Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
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Melissa’s Quotes

Nicolas Chamfort
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
― Nicolas Chamfort
tags: philosophy
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Friedrich Nietzsche
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
tags: paraphrased, strength
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Martin Luther King Jr.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace
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Oscar Wilde
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan
tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism
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Albert Einstein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe
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