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Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)

by Ruth Downie (Goodreads Author)

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That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor

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The Men Can't Be Saved by Ben Purkert

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It wasn’t so much that I rejected the possibility of God but that I didn’t believe God would care whether I believed, and if that was the case, why bother believing?

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

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“I suggest we depict penguins as callous and unfeeling creatures who insist on bringing up their children in what is little more than a large chest freezer.”
― Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten

tags: humor, penguins

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“If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution.”
― Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten

tags: life, world

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“You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say it’s acid in the face—who will love them now?”
― Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

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