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The White People and Other Weird Stories by Arthur Machen
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AVA by Carole Maso
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The Last of the Vostyachs by Diego Marani
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Cold Sea Stories by Paweł Huelle
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Gautama Buddha
“Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.”
Gautama Buddha

Ray Bradbury
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

Terry Pratchett
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
Terry Pratchett, Diggers

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

Douglas Adams
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt

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2013 Reading Challenge
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Jur has read 18 books toward his goal of 52 books.
 
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2011 Reading Challenge
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