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Kahlil Gibran
“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
tags: philosophy, poetry
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Heavy by Kiese Laymon
NYT 100 Notable Books of 2018
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Adult Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, young-adult-historical-fiction, and historical


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