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Cloud Cuckoo Land

by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)

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Forward As Always

by Olan Rogers (Goodreads Author)

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Mere Christianity

by C.S. Lewis

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“I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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“He held up a book then. “I'm going to read it to you for relax.”
“Does it have any sports in it?”
“Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.”
“Sounds okay,” I said and I kind of closed my eyes”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

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