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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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Educated by Tara Westover

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The skill I was learning was a crucial one, the patience to read things I could not yet understand.

Elantris (Elantris, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

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Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson

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“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

tags: love

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“Consistency is the playground of dull minds.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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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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“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

tags: anchoring, attachment, belonging, comfort, completion, fulfillment, home, irrevocability, permanence, philosophy, psychology, safety, security, state-of-mind

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