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Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)

by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: read-2011, read-2010s, currently-reading, jcpl, read-2012

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Sep 06, 2012 08:51AM

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My Melungeon Heritage: A Story of Life on Newman's Ridge

by Mattie Ruth Johnson

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Aug 07, 2012 01:12PM

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Tauk Frum the Hills A beginner's gide fer lurnin' to speak and write proper ol' anglish, along with a passel of short, true tales

by Ben Brouke

bookshelves: currently-reading, humour, get-cover-image, scpl

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Aug 07, 2012 01:08PM

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Eldon’s Quotes

“Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.”
― Sue Grafton

tags: humor, independent-thought, thought

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.”
― Jeanne Duprau, The City of Ember

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad.”
― Jeanne DuPrau , The People of Sparks