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Allyson is Currently Reading

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The Hand That First Held Mine

by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy

by David Rohde

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The Summer Before the War

by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author)

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Allyson’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)

The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) by Mary Doria Russell

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You see, I am happy where I am today, so I am thankful for each step that took me here.”

The Correspondent

by Virginia Evans

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Atmosphere

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Allyson’s Quotes

“If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.”
― Katharine Hepburn

tags: katharine-hepburn

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: books, reading

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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
― James Baldwin

tags: dissent, patriotism, protest

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“I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite of my scars, I am tickled to death at life.”
― Eugene O'Neill

tags: optimism

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“Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

tags: barbara-kingsolver, the-poisonwood-bible

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