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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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John’s Notes & Highlights

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

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Hate is too simple a word; what I’ve always felt is pain.

Elantris (Elantris, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

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Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson

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John’s Quotes

“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

tags: god, humor, life

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: 1929, viereck-interview

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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“One has a right to judge a man by the effect he has over his friends.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: friend, judge

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