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Franky is Currently Reading

Franky is currently reading

The Couple Next Door

by Shari Lapena (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026-reading-challenge, crime, mystery, thriller

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Jaws (Jaws, #1)

by Peter Benchley

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The Poet of Tolstoy Park

by Sonny Brewer

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026-reading-challenge, history, historical-fiction, philosophy, poetry, southern, books-about-books, literary, literary-fiction

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Franky’s Quotes

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

tags: wisdom

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“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: friend, honesty

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

tags: humor, obvious, simile

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“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: books, children

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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