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James

by Percival Everett

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Wild Escape: The Prison Break from Dannemora and the Manhunt that Captured America

by Chelsia Rose Marcius (Goodreads Author)

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How to Dodge a Cannonball

by Dennard Dayle

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We're All Damaged by Matthew Norman

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I’ve given it some thought, and, seriously, there’s just no way Facebook can be good for you.

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Jay’s Quotes

“Growth purely for its own sake is the philosophy of cancer.”
― Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book

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“Another old saying is that revenge is a dish best served cold. But it feels best served piping hot, straight out of the oven of outrage. My opinion? Take care of revenge right away.”
― Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

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“Dan, rabbits who've been fed oysters laced with Viagra don't like sex as much as you do.”
― Matt Dunn, The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook

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“Death doesn't care about personalities - he's more interested in meeting quotas.”
― Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten

tags: death, humor

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“With that, I lost a job I was desperate to quit.”
― Kathleen Flinn, The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School

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