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The Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese (Goodreads Author)

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

by Cal Newport

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A Flower Traveled in My Blood

by Haley Cohen Gilliland (Goodreads Author)

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Deb’s Quotes

“White is not an origin. It’s a mental construct of privilege.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered

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“This is why I read novels: so I can escape my own unrelenting monologue.”
― Carol Shields, Unless

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“that mothers’ and daughters’ hearts can be crushed so repeatedly without learning to defend themselves.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered

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“A mother’s unfulfilled ambitions lie heaviest on her daughters.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered

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“Write the book you want to read, the one you cannot find.”
― Carol Shields

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