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Tara is Currently Reading

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The Museum of Innocence

by Orhan Pamuk

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National Geographic Walking Istanbul: The Best of the City

by Tristan Rutherford

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride (Goodreads Author)

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Tara’s Quotes

“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

tags: creativity, invention, quip, wings, writing

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“I did not design this game; I did not name the stakes. I just happen to like apples; and I am not afraid of snakes.”
― ani difranco

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“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones

tags: love

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“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: albus-dumbledore, courage, friends

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“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.”
― Neil Gaiman, Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions

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