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I just began to teach with a few other mothers. To my surprise, I found more satisfaction in this modest pursuit than any other I’d taken on. War can be a blessing in this way. If you’re trapped, its destruction can free you. It freed me to
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“there are some things in life a person just cant know”
― So B. It
― So B. It
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
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“War is what happens when language fails.”
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“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.”
― Uglies
― Uglies
“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”
― No Country for Old Men
― No Country for Old Men
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Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more
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