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Franky is Currently Reading

Franky is currently reading

Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1)

by Robert Silverberg

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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

by Robert A. Heinlein

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The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #2)

by Ovidia Yu (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2024-reading-challenge, asia, history, historical-fiction, mystery, kindle

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Franky’s Quotes

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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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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“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: books, children

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

tags: life

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“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

tags: insanity, sanity

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