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Ruth’s favorite books

Six Cousins At Mistletoe Farm by Enid Blyton Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter Night by Elie Wiesel Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie Laidlaw by William McIlvanney Faces of Angels by Lucretia Grindle The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi I'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti
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Ruth’s Quotes

Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa
tags: books, humor
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Charles Dickens
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
tags: closing-line, last-words, self-sacrifice
3060 likes

Robert Frost
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost
tags: life
109254 likes

Martin Luther King Jr.
“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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Charles William Eliot
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot
tags: books, friends, reading, teachers
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Classics, Crime, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult


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