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"Finally got to the war. I need a break from this one." — May 19, 2013 06:49pm
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Salvage the Bones
by Jesmyn Ward
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language (lots of f words), sexual content, dog fighting, physical injury
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― Mark Twain
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― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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― Malcolm X
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― Albert Camus
“Where there is love there is life.”
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― Mahatma Gandhi
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