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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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Gwendy's Final Task (The Button Box, #3)

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Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier

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“For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.”
― John Steinbeck, The Pearl

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“What good is always being happy? Sadness hints at the possibility of a future reward.”
― Daniel Wallace, The Kings and Queens of Roam

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“They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

tags: books, insight, reading, reading-for-life, reading-motivation

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“David W. Orr writes, in The Nature of Design, “We are losing the capacity to say what we really mean and ultimately to think about what we mean. We are losing the capacity for articulate intelligence about the things that matter most.”
― Phil Cousineau, Wordcatcher: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words

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“Her time has come," answered Miss Lizzie. "That's why I didn't marry Harvey - long ago when he asked me. I was afraid of 'that'. So afraid." "I don't know," Miss Lizzie said. "Sometimes I think it's better to suffer bitter unhappiness and to fight and to scream out, and even to suffer that terrible pain, than just to be safe." She waited until the next scream died away. "At least she knows she's living.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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