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A Fine Balance

by Rohinton Mistry

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"Five hundred pages into this fine saga, and the mean ol' library ends my ebook loan. Likely to eventually get five stars, it's back on hold." — Feb 23, 2026 04:08PM

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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

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Vyshinsky: And your occupation? Rostov: It is not the business of gentlemen to have occupations. Vyshinsky: Very well then. How do you spend your time? Rostov: Dining, discussing. Reading, reflecting. The usual rigmarole. Vyshinsky: And you ...more

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

by Margaret Craven

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Steve’s Quotes

“The time will come
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome.”
― Derek Walcott, Sea Grapes

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“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”
― Edward Abbey

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“may you kiss
the wind then turn from it
certain that it will
love your back”
― Lucille Clifton

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“Beauty and ingenuity beat perfection hands down, every time.”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Sister Mine

tags: perfection

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“What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion.”
― Chris Abani

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