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Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s

by B. Dylan Hollis

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Igniting His Flame (Redwood Bay Fire #1)

by H.J. Welch (Goodreads Author)

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A Touch of Maple (Love in Maplewood #3)

by Amy Aislin (Goodreads Author)

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The Daredevil (Black Cat Circus #1) by Duckie Mack

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Here I was, trying to have a moment with this fantasy of a guy and I couldn’t do anything about the fact that I was still me.

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Barbara’s Quotes

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: inspirational, love

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: accomplishment, attributed-no-source, be-yourself, conformity, individuality

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“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

tags: humanity, kindness, relationships

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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
― Confucius

tags: education, inspirational, life, perseverance

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