Janet Skeslien Charles
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The Paris Library
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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
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Moonlight in Odessa
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Montana Noir
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“Books and ideas are like blood; they need to circulate, and they keep us alive.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
“People are awkward, they don’t always know what to do or say. Don’t hold it against them. You never know what’s in their hearts.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
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“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― The Little Prince
― The Little Prince
“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
“The universe is not made up of atoms; it’s made up of tiny stories.”
― The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 1
― The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 1