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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)

by Philip Pullman

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“We have not journeyed all this way because we are made of sugar candy.”
― Winston S. Churchill

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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“Everything you can imagine is real.”
― Pablo Picasso

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“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

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“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
― Aristotle

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