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Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)

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Reminders of Greece

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Uncommon Type: Some Stories

by Tom Hanks

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Gemma’s Quotes

“Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eldest

tags: closeness, family, love

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“Remember, we are our own griefs, my dear, we are our own happinesses and we are our own remedies.

[An excerpt from “My friend, Abigail”]”
― Huseyn Raza

tags: criminal-minds, dust-and-bones, happiness, inspirational, love, reflecting-you, remedy, remember-me, you-had-the-power-all-along

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst

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“As long as Mumma was alive, she knew that some small part of herself had remained a child, cherished and adored. Perhaps you never completely grew up until your mother died.”
― Rosamunde Pilcher, The Shell Seekers

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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

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