Curious Squid

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Curious Squid鈥檚 favorite books

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George

The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen by Nella Larsen

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

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Curious Squid鈥檚 Quotes

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

tags: books, love, reading

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“All that we don鈥檛 know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing.”
― Philip Roth

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“Never make love to a woman who is bad with stained glass,鈥� the emperor said solemnly, giving no indication of humorous intent. 鈥淪uch a woman is an ignorant shrew.”
― Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence

tags: humor, inspirational

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