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The Things They Carried

by Tim O'Brien

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May 30, 2013 06:39PM

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Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words

by Douglas L. Wilson

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May 12, 2013 07:58PM

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Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America's Founding Fathers

by Gary Kowalski

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Jim’s Quotes

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, inspirational, life, live, miracle, miracles

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing

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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

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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