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The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family

by Mary S. Lovell

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So Far Gone

by Jess Walter

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Catherine’s Quotes

“There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.”
― Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls

tags: plots

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“The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury all its own.”
― Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls

tags: future-present

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“You can be a rich scumbag just as easily as a poor scumbag, or you can be a decent human being either way. Money’s got nothing to do with it. It’s nice to have, but it’s not what makes you who you are.”
― Tana French, Faithful Place

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“Next time, can you ask him to bring cookies? I don't like to put up with that level of insane unless there's some kind of high-calorie compensation.”
― Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls

tags: cookies, crazy-people, customer-service, insanity, work

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“But she was the kind of girl you couldn't keep down. Unless you cut her up and caved in her skull.”
― Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls

tags: kind-of-girl

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