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Heated Rivalry (Game Changers, #2)

by Rachel Reid

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Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary

by Jan Jekielek (Goodreads Author)

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The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon, #10)

by Daniel Silva

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Gila ’s Notes & Highlights

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Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen

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“Not everything that counts can be counted.”

Not everything that counts can be counted

The Answer Is No

by Fredrik Backman

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Gila ’s Quotes

“You may say that it was the book, but it’s how you read a book that is most valuable, rather than any power it might have itself.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

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“Readers make their own personal connections to words, irrespective of the writer's intentions, and each reader gains something unique.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

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“You can decide things, but there’s no guarantee everything will go as planned.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for is in the Library

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“As long as you continue to say the words “one day”, the dream is not over.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

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“When I buy a book, I also become part of the process as a reader. People working in the book industry are not the only ones who make the publishing world go round; most of all it depends on the readers. Books belong to everybody: the creators, the sellers and the readers. That’s what society is all about I believe.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for is in the Library

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