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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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The Dharma Bums: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Jack Kerouac

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Elantris (Elantris, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

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Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson

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John’s Quotes

“Mentally, I was a slut. Physically, I was terrified of intimacy. Spiritually, I didn’t like men.
I was confused.”
― Jasmine Mas, Psycho Devils

tags: humor, inspirational, relatable, relatable-af, relatable-quotes, relationships

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“It's not your fate to be well treated," Ignatius cried. "You're an overt masochist. Nice treatment will confuse and destroy you.”
― John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

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“People can do things completely against their nature, completely. It’s like some tiny earthquake comes roaring through your body and soul, and it’s the only earthquake you’ll ever feel. But it damages so much, cracks the foundations of your life forever. So”
― Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

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“No man is happy who does not think himself so.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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“At that moment Homero saw him with his heart and laid down his weapons”
― Gabriel García Márquez

tags: humanity, inspirational, openness

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