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"My favorite writer, Voltairine de Cleyre, died over a century ago, in 1912."
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Briar wrote: 07 Jan 2010, 00:15 My sister Kwan believes she has yin eyes.

The Hundred Secret Senses

Amy Tan

(It would be fun to give the sentence then see if anyone can guess the book.)
What an interesting quote!
And I agree giving the quote and having people guess would be fun!
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Here comes charlie - Roald Dahl - Charlie and the chocolate factory
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"Edward Fosca was a murderer."

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Kaitlin Bryant wrote: 16 Mar 2024, 07:05
Briar wrote: 07 Jan 2010, 00:15 My sister Kwan believes she has yin eyes.

The Hundred Secret Senses

Amy Tan

(It would be fun to give the sentence then see if anyone can guess the book.)
What an interesting quote!
And I agree giving the quote and having people guess would be fun!
The idea of people guessing the book from which a quote is drawn sounds incredible. I am in total support of it.
“It just hurts too much to admit what is wanted so badly when there’s no guarantee of its availability.”
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My first duck-hunting trip was to Tiptonville, Tennessee.
- Duck Blinds I Have Known, authored by Donny McElvoy
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