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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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Elantris (Elantris, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

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hard times make people willing to accept a man who preaches change.”

Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson

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What We Can Know

by Ian McEwan

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John’s Quotes

“Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am.”
― Henry Miller, Stand Still Like the Hummingbird

tags: life

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“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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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White

tags: activism, humor, life, pleasure

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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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