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Carla is Currently Reading

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The Rent Collector

by Camron Wright (Goodreads Author)

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read in August 2014

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Carla said: " What an awe inspiring story, made even more so, by the fact that this was based on real characters. The rent collector follows a family in Cambodia, that lives and works at the largest municipal dump. The strength of the main characters reminds us of ...more "

Aug 21, 2014 01:24PM · see review

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The Kind Worth Killing (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #1)

by Peter Swanson (Goodreads Author)

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The Painter's Daughters

by Emily Howes (Goodreads Author)

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Carla’s Quotes

“When something is bothering me, I seek refuge. No need to travel far; a trip to the realm of literary memory will suffice. For where can one find more noble distraction, more entertaining company, more delightful enchantment than in literature?”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

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“I believe we are most alive when we are being thought about by others who love us.”
― David Bergen, The Time In Between

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“Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

tags: life, sacrifice

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“You want to know what weakness is? Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing

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“All adults have days when we feel completely drained. When we no longer know quite what we spend so much time fighting for, when reality and everyday worries overwhelm us and we wonder how much longer we’re going to be able to carry on. The wonderful thing is that we can all live through far more days like that without breaking than we think. The terrible thing is that we never know exactly how many.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

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