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J.L. Willow

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J. L. Willow is the author of several works including the Amazon bestselling novel Missing Her. She graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Engineering Management. While she spends her days working in her field of study, her nights are spent dreaming up new thrilling (and often horrifying) tales.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 136 ratings · 74 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Missing Her 4.31 avg rating — 59 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scavenger 3.94 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ainsworth Killings of 1879 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Weighted Soul and Other Dark and Twisted Tales 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hidden Pictures

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4.5 - I was sooo sure this would be a five star read for about 75% of the book, but the last 50 pages kinda sputtered for me, excluding the big finale. But I still really enjoyed it. I LOVE a book where you can’t trust the main character and this was ...more
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J.L.’s Quotes

“Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“I'm not much but I'm all I have.”
― Philip K Dick, Martian Time-Slip

tags: loneliness, optimism, responsibility, time

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“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“If we don't study the mistakes of the future, we're bound to repeat them for the first time.”
― Ken M

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“I've lived through such terrible times and there are people who live through much worse. But you see them living anyway. When they're more spirit than body, more sores than skin, when they're burned and in agony, when flies lay eggs in the corners of the eyes of their children - they live. Death usually has to take life away. I don't know if that's just the animal. I don't know if it's not braver to die, but I recognize the habit; the addiction to being alive. So we live past hope. If I can find hope anywhere, that's it, that's the best I can do. It's so much not enough. It's so inadequate. But still bless me anyway. I want more life.”
― Tony Kushner, Angels in America

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