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Elyza is Currently Reading

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Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World

by Edward Dolnick

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author)

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The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters, #0)

by Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author)

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Elyza’s Quotes

“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
― Voltaire

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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

tags: books, writing

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

tags: humor, obvious, simile

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“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, knowledge

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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, contentment, friends, friendship, life

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