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The Black Khan (The Khorasan Archives, #2)

by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Goodreads Author)

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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

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“When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.”
― Maya Angelou

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
― James Baldwin

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