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Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)

by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

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The Sound of Gravel

by Ruth Wariner (Goodreads Author)

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In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

by Shawn Levy (Goodreads Author)

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“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: perks

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“Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage.”
― Maya Angelou

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“Holding anger is a poison...It eats you from inside...We think that by hating someone we hurt them...But hatred is a curved blade...and the harm we do to others...we also do to ourselves.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

tags: ruby-anger

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“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: attributed-no-source

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“So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower

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