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Mike is Currently Reading

Mike is currently reading

Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2000-2009, science-fiction

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Mike’s Quotes

“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.”
― William Faulkner, Essays, Speeches & Public Letters

tags: freedom

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“I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

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“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: bilbo, journey, lost, quest, travel, wander

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“Nobody gets everything in this life. You decide your priorities and you make your choices. I'd decided long ago that any cake I had would be eaten.”
― Donald E. Westlake, Two Much

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“You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid's burnt socks lying in the road.”
― Richard Price

tags: writing

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